Chemistry at Harvard University

If you plan to study chemistry, 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 has a total student population of 30,391. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Harvard.

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

Harvard Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry
• Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

Harvard Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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 Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from Harvard. This makes it the #27 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

The chemistry program at Harvard awarded 47 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Harvard Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 21 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Chemists	2,890	$94,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Chemistry Professors	870	$104,780

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.