Environmental Studies at Harvard University

Every environmental studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ecosystem studies program at Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Environmental Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Environmental Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Harvard does offer online courses in ecosystem studies for the following degree levels:

Harvard Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Studies. 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.

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical ecosystem studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ecosystem studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Harvard Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in ecosystem studies each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	102
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Natural Resources/Conservation, General

Careers That Ecosystem Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ecosystem studies 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Environmental Science Professors	380	$89,000

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
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.