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Harvard University PhD in Epidemiology

25 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Epidemiology is a concentration offered under the ecology, evolution and systematics biology major at Harvard University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in epidemiology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Epidemiology from Harvard Cost?

$50,654 Average Tuition and Fees

Harvard Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Harvard was $1,545 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$49,448$49,448
Fees$1,206$1,206

Does Harvard Offer an Online PhD in Epidemiology?

Online degrees for the Harvard epidemiology doctor’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 Doctorate Student Diversity for Epidemiology

25 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
68.0% Women
28.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 25 students received their doctor’s degree in epidemiology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in epidemiology in 2019-2020, 68.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 28.0% of epidemiology doctor’s degree recipients at Harvard in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 29%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian3
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White7
International Students10
Other Races/Ethnicities4

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*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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