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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Harvard.

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
• Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 82 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Harvard. This makes it the #74 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The psychology program at Harvard awarded 60 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going 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	9
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	28
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Harvard Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Harvard. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men. 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 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Harvard, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	47
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.