Political Science & Government at Harvard University

If you plan to study political science and government, 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 has a total student population of 30,391. Of the 1,618 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in 2021, 78 of them were political science and government majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Political Science

Harvard Political Science & Government Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	5
Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best Political Science & Government Schools	17
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in political science from Harvard. This makes it the #3 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Harvard Political Science Graduates

The median salary of political science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Harvard is $58,808. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 78% higher than the national average of $33,089 for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 78 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Government from Harvard in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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	4
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	38
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Harvard Political Science & Government Master’s Program

Of the 58 political science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 52% were men and 48% were women.

Of the students who received a political science master's degree from Harvard, 52% were white. This is typical 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 political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in political science. In 2021, 21 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.