Programs & majors brief
Harvard University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Harvard University?
35 of 35 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | 61 | $230,876 | — |
| Computer Science | 173 | $203,169 | — |
| Applied Mathematics | 80 | $170,689 | — |
| Economics | 186 | $155,592 | #5 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 75 | $117,816 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 121 | $95,838 | — |
| Natural Sciences | 35 | $95,507 | #1 |
| Social Sciences, General | 195 | $78,996 | #3 |
| History | 139 | $70,679 | #10 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 66 | $70,167 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General | 34 | $50,428 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Area Studies small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering Science | 45 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mechanical Engineering small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 31 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 86 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 73 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics | 77 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy | 34 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 42 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics | 41 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology | 42 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 31 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Harvard University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Harvard University majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Natural Sciences#1
- Social Sciences, General#3
- Economics#5
- History#10
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
Earnings four years after completion differ widely across programs at Harvard University. The scores draw on four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size, not reputation.
Azimuth publishes earnings for 11 programs and assigns national ranks to 4. The degree mix concentrates in three clusters: Social Sciences accounts for 29.9% of degrees awarded, Biological Sciences for 12.6%, and Mathematics & Statistics for 11.7%.
Azimuth ranks Natural Sciences #1 nationally within its field, with a median of $95,507 four years after completion from 35 degrees awarded a year. Azimuth ranks Economics #5 nationally within its field with a median of $155,592 four years after completion.
Azimuth ranks Social Sciences #3 nationally within its field, where the program awards 195 degrees a year and shows a median of $78,996 four years after completion.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.