Computer Science at Harvard University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Harvard.

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

Harvard Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

Harvard Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how Harvard performed in these rankings.

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 computer science major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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
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Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	8
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Best General Computer Science Schools	14
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	30
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	90
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	91
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	176
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	185
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	375
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	376

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Harvard. This makes it the #89 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Harvard. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer 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 computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	33
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Harvard Computer Science Master’s Program

The computer science program at Harvard awarded 35 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women.

In the computer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer 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
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

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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