Psychology at Harvard University

If you plan to study psychology, 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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Harvard Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	47
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Harvard Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	37
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology 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
Child Development & Psychology	88
General Psychology	62
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	8

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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

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