Experimental Psychology at Harvard University

Every experimental psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the experimental psychology program at Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.

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

Harvard Experimental Psychology Degrees Available

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

Harvard Experimental Psychology Rankings

The experimental psychology major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Experimental 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in experimental psychology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Experimental Psychology Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of experimental psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical experimental psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its experimental psychology 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 experimental 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 Experimental Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of experimental psychology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in experimental psychology each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% 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 experimental psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Experimental Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in experimental 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
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550

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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