General Social Sciences at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 186 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Harvard.

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

Harvard General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Harvard General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Harvard compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Social Sciences. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools	104

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Harvard. This makes it the #25 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Harvard Social Sciences Graduates

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Harvard is $42,926. This is 34% higher than $32,131, which is the national average for all social sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 15% 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	85
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Harvard General Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in General Social Sciences from Harvard in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in social sciences each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 70% 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 social sciences.

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

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Social Science Research Assistants	2,040	$55,310
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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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