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General Physics at Harvard University

General Physics at Harvard University

If you plan to study general physics, 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 General Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard General Physics Degrees Available

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

Harvard General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general physics, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard General Physics Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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

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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 General Physics Master’s Program

33% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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

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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

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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