Natural Sciences at Harvard University

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study natural sciences, take a look at what Harvard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Natural Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Natural Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Sciences

Harvard Natural Sciences Rankings

The natural sciences major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Natural Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Natural Sciences Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural sciences majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of natural sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical natural sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's in natural sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Natural Sciences

If you plan to be a natural sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Sciences	36

Careers That Natural Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Life Scientists	430	$111,340
Physical Scientists	350	$111,910

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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