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Mathematics at Harvard University

66 Bachelor's Degrees
3 Master's Degrees
12 Doctor's Degrees
Mathematics is one of the majors in the mathematics & statistics program at Harvard University.

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how Harvard ranks in comparison to other schools with math programs.

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Mathematics Degrees Available at Harvard

Harvard Math Rankings

In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for math majors, Harvard came in at #4. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Massachusetts.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Colleges for Mathematics (With Aid) 1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (With Aid) 1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (With Aid) 1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $75-$110k) 2
Best Value Colleges for Mathematics (Income $48-$75k) 3
Best Value Colleges for Mathematics (Income $75-$110k) 3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $48-$75k) 3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $75-$110k) 3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $48-$75k) 3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) 3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $48-$75k) 3
Best Value Colleges for Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Mathematics Schools 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $75-$110k) 4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (With Aid) 4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Mathematics Graduate Degree Schools 4
Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools 4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $0-$30k) 5
Best Value Colleges for Mathematics (Income $0-$30k) 6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $0-$30k) 6
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Mathematics Graduates 6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income $0-$30k) 6
Highest Paid Mathematics Graduates 7
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Mathematics Graduates 7
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics Graduates 8
Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools 9
Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 66
Best Mathematics Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 88
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 92
Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 94
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income Over $110k) 94
Best Mathematics Colleges for Veterans 96
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics 98
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Mathematics 165
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income Over $110k) 169
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics 173
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (Income Over $110k) 211
Best Value Colleges for Mathematics (Income Over $110k) 213
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics 222
Best Value Colleges for Mathematics 232

Popularity of Math at Harvard

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Harvard University handed out 66 bachelor's degrees in mathematics. This is an increase of 2% over the previous year when 65 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in math from Harvard. This makes it the #216 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 12 students received their doctoral degrees in math in 2021, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Harvard Math Students

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

Harvard Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 66 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Harvard in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's in math.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 22
Non-Resident Aliens 6
Other Races 3

Harvard Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a Master’s in math from Harvard in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in math.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
Non-Resident Aliens 2
Other Races 0

Majors Similar to Math

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 99
Statistics 73

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