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Graduate Public Health Programs at Harvard University

422 Graduate Degrees Awarded
3 Graduate Award Levels
#1 Best Rank — Master's

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about graduate study in public health at Harvard University. It is offered at the Master’s, Doctoral, Graduate Certificate levels. It ranks as high as #1 out of 8 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Harvard University Graduate Public Health Rankings

#1 in the U.S.
#1 in Massachusetts
#1 in the New England Region

College Factual ranks Harvard University among the top schools in the country for public health, ranked #1 out of 448 schools nationally.

RankingRank
Best Public Health Schools1 of 448
Best Public Health Schools in Massachusetts1 of 12
Best Public Health Schools in the New England Region1 of 32

Graduate Public Health Degrees at Harvard University

The table below lists every degree level offered in public health at Harvard University, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree LevelAnnual Graduates
Master’s408
Doctoral5
Graduate Certificate9

Harvard University Public Health Master’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Harvard University awarded 408 master’s degrees in public health.

Master’s Rankings

Harvard University is among the very best schools in the country for public health at the master’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 8 schools by College Factual.

RankingRank
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts1
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region1
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools2

Harvard University Graduate Tuition and Fees

$78,692 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

The full-time graduate tuition and fees are shown below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$77,100$77,100
Fees$1,592$1,592

Find out more about Harvard University tuition and fees.

Master’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 34% of public health master’s degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

Harvard University gender breakdown of Public Health Master's degree grads The majority of public health master’s degree graduates at Harvard University were Non-Resident Alien. Roughly 43% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic diversity of Public Health majors at Harvard University
Ethnic BackgroundNumber of Students
Asian66
Black or African American25
Hispanic or Latino29
White91
Non-Resident Aliens177
Other Races20

Health Services Administration (Master’s)

Harvard University conferred 24 master’s completions in health services administration in the most recent reporting year — 83% to women and 17% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Non-Resident Alien (58%).

Environmental Health (Master’s)

Harvard University conferred 19 master’s degrees in environmental health in the most recent reporting year — 95% to women and 5% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Non-Resident Alien (58%).

International Public Health/International Health (Master’s)

Harvard University granted 12 master’s completions in international public health/international health recently — 42% to women and 58% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Non-Resident Alien (75%).

Harvard University Public Health Doctoral Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Harvard University handed out 5 doctoral degrees in public health.

Doctoral Rankings

Harvard University is not yet ranked for public health at the doctoral level.

Doctoral Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 40% of public health doctoral degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Harvard University gender breakdown of Public Health Doctoral degree grads The largest share of public health doctoral degree graduates at Harvard University were Non-Resident Alien. About 60% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a doctoral in public health.

Ethnic diversity of Public Health majors at Harvard University
Ethnic BackgroundNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino0
White0
Non-Resident Aliens3
Other Races0

Harvard University Public Health Graduate Certificate Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Harvard University handed out 9 graduate certificate degrees in public health.

Graduate Certificate Rankings

Harvard University has not been ranked for public health at the graduate certificate level.

Graduate Certificate Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public health graduate certificate degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Harvard University gender breakdown of Public Health Graduate Certificate degree grads The majority of public health graduate certificate degree graduates at Harvard University are Asian. About 22% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a graduate certificate in public health.

Ethnic diversity of Public Health majors at Harvard University
Ethnic BackgroundNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
White2
Non-Resident Aliens1
Other Races3

Behavioral Aspects of Health (Graduate Certificate)

Harvard University conferred 9 graduate certificate completions in behavioral aspects of health recently — 78% to women and 22% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Asian (22%).

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