Sociology at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year.

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

Harvard Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

Harvard Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Harvard Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 89% 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Harvard University. 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
Sociology	63

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• General Social Sciences
• Economics

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors	730	$85,270
Sociologists	120	$111,020

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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