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Harvard University Bachelor’s in Sociology

Sociology is a concentration offered under the sociology major at Harvard University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in sociology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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• Undergraduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Sociology from Harvard Cost?

Harvard Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Harvard paid an average of $1,552 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out 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 Bachelor’s in Sociology?

Online degrees for the Harvard sociology bachelor’s degree program are not available 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 Sociology

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 56 bachelor’s degrees in sociology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 55.4% of the sociology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 74.2%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 58.9% of the sociology bachelor’s degrees at Harvard in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	6
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	19
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.