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Harvard University BA in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

34 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is a program of study at Harvard University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts / sciences and humanities, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Harvard BA in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

#14 in the U.S
#3 in Massachusetts

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors, Harvard came in at #14. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Harvard.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $0-$30k)1
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $48-$75k)1
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $30-$48k)1
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $48-$75k)2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $48-$75k)2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $30-$48k)3
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $30-$48k)4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $0-$30k)6
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $0-$30k)8
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools10
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools10
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $75-$110k)22
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (With Aid)33
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduates91
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities155
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities155
Highest Paid Associate Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduates232
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities281
Highest Paid Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduates284
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans341
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $75-$110k)350
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income Over $110k)370
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (With Aid)411
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $75-$110k)411
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities454
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (With Aid)474
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans487
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Veterans678
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities713
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income Over $110k)742
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities928
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income Over $110k)989
Most Popular Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities1,211
Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities1,239
Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities1,287
Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities1,386
Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities1,852

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities from Harvard Cost?

$53,968 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Harvard Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Harvard was $1,552 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$49,653$49,653
Fees$4,315$4,315
Books and Supplies$900$900
On Campus Room and Board$18,389$18,389
On Campus Other Expenses$2,600$2,600

Learn more about Harvard tuition and fees.

Does Harvard Offer an Online BA in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities?

Harvard does not offer an online option for its liberal arts / sciences and humanities bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Harvard Online Learning page.

Harvard Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

34 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
64.7% Women
32.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 34 bachelor’s degrees in liberal arts / sciences and humanities handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 64.7% of the students who received their BA in liberal arts / sciences and humanities in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.4% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities bachelor’s degrees at Harvard in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian5
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White21
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities4

BA in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Focus Areas at Harvard

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies34

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.

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