Medical Illustration & Informatics at Harvard University

If you plan to study medical illustration and informatics, take a look at what Harvard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Medical Illustration & Informatics section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Medical Illustration & Informatics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Illustration
• Doctorate Degree in Medical Illustration

Harvard Medical Illustration & Informatics Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in medical illustration, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Medical Illustration Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Medical Illustration & Informatics Master’s Program

Of the 25 medical illustration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in medical illustration each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in medical illustration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Medical Illustration & Informatics

Medical Illustration & Informatics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Informatics	31

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dentistry
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Medical Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

Careers That Medical Illustration Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical illustration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer and Information Research Scientists	720	$116,920
Fine Artists	270	$59,170

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

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