Physics at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
• Master’s Degree in Physics

Harvard Physics Rankings

The physics major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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.

There were 43 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Harvard Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physics master's degrees went to men and 33% 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Physics	107

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physics Postsecondary Professors	550	$116,470
Physicists	360	$150,170

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.