Political Science & Government at Harvard University

Every political science & government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science 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 Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

Harvard Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science 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 political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	78
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Harvard Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of political science master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	12
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	157

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• General Social Sciences
• Economics

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Political Science Professors	1,020	$136,210
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Political Scientists	50	$88,120

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.