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Natural Sciences at Harvard University

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in natural sciences from Harvard.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the natural sciences progam at Harvard compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7

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

42% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 36 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Sciences from Harvard in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical natural sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in natural sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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