Harvard University Graduate Programs

Harvard University is a Private, 4-years school located in Cambridge, MA. Harvard offers total 340 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $53,760
  • Graduate Students: 21,766
  • Graduate Programs: 340

Harvard Graduate Programs Overview

Harvard University (referred to as Harvard) is a Private, 4-years school located in Cambridge, MA. Harvard offers total 340 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at Harvard University is $53,760 when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $1,639 for part-time students or overloaded credits. Total 21,766 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 30,631 with undergraduate students.
Harvard 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees$53,760
Costs per Credit$1,639
Graduate Students21,766
Graduate Programs340 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits Harvard University

Harvard University is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1929 - Current).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Harvard University graduate schools offers 339 major programs and 43 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 7,978 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at Harvard. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at Harvard with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 3 programs 168
Natural Resources/Conservation1 program 0
Environmental Studies1 program 168
Natural Resources Management and Policy1 program 0
Architecture [+] 5 programs 129
Architecture1 program 2
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 program 3
Landscape Architecture1 program 13
Architectural History and Criticism1 program 10
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology1 program 101
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 7 programs 56
American/United States Studies/Civilization1 program 0
East Asian Studies1 program 24
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies1 program 9
Near and Middle Eastern Studies1 program 15
South Asian Studies1 program 7
Ural-Altaic and Central Asian Studies1 program 0
African-American/Black Studies1 program 1
Communication and Journalism [+] 2 programs 26
Journalism1 program 26
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia1 program 0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 6 programs 123
Computer and Information Sciences1 program 77
Computer Programming/Programmer1 program 0
Information Science/Studies1 program 11
Computer Science1 program 35
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1 program 0
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster1 program 0
Education [+] 13 programs 662
Education1 program 561
Curriculum and Instruction1 program 0
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 0
Secondary School Administration/Principalship1 program 0
Educational/Instructional Technology1 program 71
Educational Evaluation and Research1 program 4
International and Comparative Education1 program 0
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1 program 0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)1 program 0
Mathematics Teacher Education1 program 26
Reading Teacher Education1 program 0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)1 program 0
Education (other)1 program 0
Engineering [+] 5 programs 214
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 8
Computer Engineering1 program 33
Computer Software Engineering1 program 57
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics1 program 12
Engineering Science1 program 104
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 13
Engineering Design1 program 13
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 13 programs 35
Foreign Languages and Literatures1 program 1
Linguistics1 program 6
Comparative Literature1 program 7
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 0
German Language and Literature1 program 4
Modern Greek Language and Literature1 program 1
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 13
French Language and Literature1 program 0
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 0
Latin Language and Literature1 program 1
Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 2
Work and Family Studies [+] 1 program 0
Human Nutrition1 program 0
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 59
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program 59
English Language and Literature [+] 3 programs 47
English Language and Literature1 program 30
Creative Writing1 program 17
American Literature (United States1 program 0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 1 program 0
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1 program 0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 17 programs 214
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 32
Biomedical Sciences1 program 2
Biochemistry1 program 1
Biophysics1 program 0
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 15
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology1 program 0
Virology1 program 0
Microbiology and Immunology1 program 0
Biostatistics1 program 37
Bioinformatics1 program 6
Computational Biology1 program 8
Biotechnology1 program 12
Evolutionary Biology1 program 3
Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics1 program 0
Epidemiology1 program 96
Neurobiology and Anatomy1 program 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)1 program 1
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 4 programs 29
Mathematics1 program 3
Applied Mathematics1 program 4
Computational Mathematics1 program 2
Statistics1 program 20
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+] 1 program 0
Strategic Intelligence1 program 0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 9 programs 129
Systems Science and Theory1 program 23
Historic Preservation and Conservation (other)1 program 10
Medieval and Renaissance Studies1 program 1
Museology/Museum Studies1 program 45
Behavioral Sciences1 program 1
Ancient Studies/Civilization1 program 2
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology1 program 1
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis1 program 0
Sustainability Studies1 program 46
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 3 programs 24
Philosophy and Religious Studies1 program 0
Philosophy1 program 10
Religion/Religious Studies1 program 14
Theology and Religious Vocations [+] 2 programs 94
Theology/Theological Studies1 program 64
Divinity/Ministry1 program 30
Physical Sciences [+] 9 programs 53
Astronomy1 program 0
Astrophysics1 program 0
Planetary Astronomy and Science1 program 4
Astronomy and Astrophysics (other)1 program 5
Chemistry1 program 17
Geology/Earth Science1 program 0
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)1 program 0
Physics1 program 27
Atomic/Molecular Physics1 program 0
Psychology [+] 4 programs 82
Psychology1 program 62
Experimental Psychology1 program 17
Clinical Psychology1 program 3
Educational Psychology1 program 0
Human Services [+] 4 programs 365
Public Administration1 program 193
Public Policy Analysis1 program 172
Health Policy Analysis1 program 0
Public Policy Analysis (other)1 program 0
Social Sciences [+] 10 programs 218
Social Sciences1 program 2
Anthropology1 program 19
Physical and Biological Anthropology1 program 0
Anthropology (other)1 program 2
Economics1 program 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 70
International Relations and Affairs1 program 54
National Security Policy Studies1 program 0
Political Science and Government1 program 58
Sociology1 program 13
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 8 programs 71
Visual and Performing Arts1 program 3
Digital Arts1 program 42
Design and Applied Arts (other)1 program 8
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 program 0
Film/Cinema/Video Studies1 program 1
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 5
Music1 program 0
Music Performance1 program 12
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 17 programs 494
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology1 program 14
Dental Public Health and Education1 program 2
Endodontics/Endodontology1 program 0
Orthodontics/Orthodontology1 program 0
Periodontics/Periodontology1 program 0
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology1 program 0
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program 30
Medical Scientist1 program 35
Public Health1 program 300
Environmental Health1 program 12
Public Health Education and Promotion1 program 0
International Public Health/International Health1 program 28
Health Services Administration1 program 13
Behavioral Aspects of Health1 program 0
Public Health (other)1 program 1
Medical Informatics1 program 25
Bioethics/Medical Ethics1 program 34
Business [+] 16 programs 1,318
Business/Commerce1 program 22
Business Administration and Management1 program 893
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management1 program 0
Research and Development Management1 program 4
Project Management1 program 0
Accounting1 program 0
Business/Corporate Communications1 program 0
Business/Managerial Economics1 program 8
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1 program 0
Finance1 program 157
Investments and Securities1 program 0
Organizational Behavior Studies1 program 11
Management Science1 program 0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program 209
Marketing/Marketing Management1 program 0
Real Estate1 program 14
History [+] 3 programs 42
History1 program 38
American History (United States)1 program 0
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology1 program 4
Total168 programs4,665
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Architecture [+] 3 programs 20
Architecture1 program 19
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 program 1
Architectural History and Criticism1 program 0
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 7 programs 27
American/United States Studies/Civilization1 program 3
East Asian Studies1 program 12
Near and Middle Eastern Studies1 program 11
South Asian Studies1 program 1
Ural-Altaic and Central Asian Studies1 program 0
German Studies1 program 0
African-American/Black Studies1 program 0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 14
Computer Science1 program 14
Education [+] 6 programs 33
Education1 program 30
Multicultural Education1 program 3
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 0
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program 0
Urban Education and Leadership1 program 0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)1 program 0
Engineering [+] 2 programs 28
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics1 program 5
Engineering Science1 program 23
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 10 programs 18
Linguistics1 program 3
Comparative Literature1 program 8
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 0
German Language and Literature1 program 1
Modern Greek Language and Literature1 program 0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 2
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature1 program 0
Latin Language and Literature1 program 0
Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 1
Work and Family Studies [+] 1 program 1
Human Nutrition1 program 1
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 7
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program 7
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 7
English Language and Literature1 program 7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 22 programs 187
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 13
Biomedical Sciences1 program 36
Biochemistry1 program 11
Biophysics1 program 11
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology1 program 0
Developmental Biology and Embryology1 program 1
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 14
Cell Biology and Anatomy1 program 1
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology1 program 0
Virology1 program 9
Immunology1 program 4
Microbiology and Immunology1 program 3
Genetics1 program 0
Genome Sciences/Genomics1 program 3
Pathology/Experimental Pathology1 program 0
Biostatistics1 program 17
Biotechnology1 program 6
Evolutionary Biology1 program 0
Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics1 program 8
Epidemiology1 program 33
Neurobiology and Anatomy1 program 12
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)1 program 5
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 3 programs 25
Mathematics1 program 12
Applied Mathematics1 program 9
Statistics1 program 4
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 3 programs 2
Behavioral Sciences1 program 2
Ancient Studies/Civilization1 program 0
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology1 program 0
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 2 programs 13
Philosophy1 program 6
Religion/Religious Studies1 program 7
Theology and Religious Vocations [+] 1 program 0
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)1 program 0
Physical Sciences [+] 8 programs 81
Astronomy1 program 0
Astrophysics1 program 9
Planetary Astronomy and Science1 program 8
Chemistry1 program 20
Chemical Physics1 program 1
Geology/Earth Science1 program 0
Physics1 program 43
Atomic/Molecular Physics1 program 0
Psychology [+] 4 programs 16
Psychology1 program 0
Experimental Psychology1 program 11
Social Psychology1 program 0
Educational Psychology1 program 5
Human Services [+] 4 programs 21
Public Policy Analysis1 program 0
Education Policy Analysis1 program 7
Health Policy Analysis1 program 11
Public Policy Analysis (other)1 program 3
Social Sciences [+] 7 programs 77
Anthropology1 program 6
Physical and Biological Anthropology1 program 2
Demography and Population Studies1 program 0
Economics1 program 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 43
Political Science and Government1 program 21
Sociology1 program 5
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 3 programs 18
Film/Cinema/Video Studies1 program 3
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 10
Music1 program 5
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 9 programs 34
Dental Clinical Sciences1 program 10
Endodontics/Endodontology1 program 0
Orthodontics/Orthodontology1 program 0
Public Health1 program 16
Environmental Health1 program 1
International Public Health/International Health1 program 1
Behavioral Aspects of Health1 program 0
Public Health (other)1 program 0
Medical Informatics1 program 6
Business [+] 3 programs 9
Business Administration and Management1 program 6
Business/Managerial Economics1 program 0
Organizational Behavior Studies1 program 3
History [+] 4 programs 18
History1 program 14
American History (United States)1 program 1
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology1 program 3
Asian History1 program 0
Total105 programs656
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Education [+] 2 programs 0
Education1 program 0
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 0
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 594
Law1 program 594
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 programs 194
Dentistry1 program 34
Dental Clinical Sciences1 program 0
Medicine1 program 160
Total6 programs788
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 3 programs (3 online)71
Natural Resources/Conservation1 program (1 online)9
Environmental Studies1 program (1 online)47
Natural Resources Management and Policy1 program (1 online)15
Architecture [+] 1 program (1 online)22
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 program (1 online)22
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program (1 online)16
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia1 program (1 online)16
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 4 programs (4 online)169
Computer and Information Sciences1 program (1 online)16
Computer Programming/Programmer1 program (1 online)39
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1 program (1 online)52
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster1 program (1 online)62
Education [+] 3 programs (2 online)66
Curriculum and Instruction1 program (1 online)4
Educational/Instructional Technology1 program (1 online)53
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1 program 9
Engineering [+] 1 program (1 online)2
Computer Software Engineering1 program (1 online)2
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program (1 online)2
Nanotechnology1 program (1 online)2
Legal Studies [+] 1 program (1 online)1
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program (1 online)1
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program (1 online)20
American Literature (United States1 program (1 online)20
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 1 program (1 online)0
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1 program (1 online)0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 3 programs (3 online)38
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program (1 online)3
Bioinformatics1 program (1 online)20
Biotechnology1 program (1 online)15
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+] 1 program (1 online)246
Strategic Intelligence1 program (1 online)246
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 4 programs (4 online)208
Museology/Museum Studies1 program (1 online)50
Behavioral Sciences1 program (1 online)27
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis1 program (1 online)43
Sustainability Studies1 program (1 online)88
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 3 programs (3 online)20
Philosophy and Religious Studies1 program (1 online)4
Ethics1 program (1 online)9
Religion/Religious Studies1 program (1 online)7
Social Sciences [+] 2 programs (2 online)95
International Relations and Affairs1 program (1 online)81
National Security Policy Studies1 program (1 online)14
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 1 program (1 online)12
Visual and Performing Arts1 program (1 online)12
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 1 program 55
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies1 program 55
Business [+] 13 programs (13 online)812
Business Administration and Management1 program (1 online)0
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management1 program (1 online)59
Project Management1 program (1 online)38
Accounting1 program (1 online)22
Business/Corporate Communications1 program (1 online)53
Business/Managerial Economics1 program (1 online)15
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1 program (1 online)42
Finance1 program (1 online)70
Investments and Securities1 program (1 online)103
Organizational Behavior Studies1 program (1 online)101
Management Science1 program (1 online)139
Marketing/Marketing Management1 program (1 online)72
Real Estate1 program (1 online)98
Total45 programs (43 online)1,855
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 0
Environmental Studies1 program 0
Education [+] 2 programs 0
Education1 program 0
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1 program 0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 1 program 0
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 program 0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 11 programs 14
Dental Clinical Sciences1 program 2
Advanced General Dentistry1 program 4
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology1 program 0
Dental Public Health and Education1 program 0
Endodontics/Endodontology1 program 0
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery1 program 1
Orthodontics/Orthodontology1 program 0
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics1 program 5
Periodontics/Periodontology1 program 0
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology1 program 2
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (other)1 program 0
Total15 programs14

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2021-2022, the average tuition & fees of Harvard graduate programs is $53,760. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $1,639. The average living costs is $25,377 when a student lives on campus housing.
2021-2022 Graduate Program Tuition at Harvard
Amounts
Tuition$52,456
Fees$1,304
Costs per Credit Hour$1,639
Living on-campus$25,377

Graduate Student Population

At Harvard graduate schools, there are total 21,766 graduate students. Among them, 8,069 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 10,081 men and 11,685 women students at Harvard graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at Harvard.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Harvard University
TotalMaleFemale
Total21,76610,08111,685
American Indian/Native American341915
Asian2,5201,0901,430
Black/African American1,172511661
Hispanic1,760814946
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander19109
White7,5493,5104,039
Two More699296403
Un-Known1,8257951,030
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at Harvard
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students21,7668,0691,43412,263

Highest Graduate Tuition in Massachusetts

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Babson College (Babson) is a Private, 4-years school located in Wellesley, MA. The 2023 tuition & fees is $54,944. The school has a total enrollment of 3,989 and student to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 (6.25%).
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MGH Institute of Health Professions (MGH Institute of Health Professions) is a Private, 4-years school located in Boston, MA. The 2023 tuition & fees is $86,395. The school has a total enrollment of 1,353 and student to faculty ratio is 10 to 1 (10.00%).
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Boston University (BU) is a Private, 4-years school located in Boston, MA. The 2023 tuition & fees is $62,360. The school has a total enrollment of 36,714 and student to faculty ratio is 11 to 1 (9.09%).
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Williams College (Williams) is a Private, 4-years school located in Williamstown, MA. The 2023 tuition & fees is $61,770. The school has a total enrollment of 2,222 and student to faculty ratio is 6 to 1 (16.67%).
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private, 4-years school located in Cambridge, MA. The 2023 tuition & fees is $57,986. The school has a total enrollment of 11,858 and student to faculty ratio is 3 to 1 (33.33%).
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Largest Graduate Schools in Massachusetts

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Harvard University (Harvard) is a Private, 4-years school located in Cambridge, MA. The 2023 tuition & fees is $57,261. The school has a total enrollment of 30,631 and student to faculty ratio is 7 to 1 (14.29%).
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Boston University (BU) is a Private, 4-years school located in Boston, MA. The 2023 tuition & fees is $62,360. The school has a total enrollment of 36,714 and student to faculty ratio is 11 to 1 (9.09%).
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Northeastern University (Northeastern) is a Private, 4-years school located in Boston, MA. The 2023 tuition & fees is $60,192. The school has a total enrollment of 30,013 and student to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 (6.25%).
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a Public, 4-years school located in Amherst, MA. The 2023 tuition & fees is $16,952 for Massachusetts residents and $38,171 for out-of-state students. The school has a total enrollment of 32,229 and student to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%).
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private, 4-years school located in Cambridge, MA. The 2023 tuition & fees is $57,986. The school has a total enrollment of 11,858 and student to faculty ratio is 3 to 1 (33.33%).
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