Medical Scientist at Harvard University

If you are interested in studying medical scientist, you may want to check out the program at Harvard University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Scientist section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Medical Scientist Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Scientist

Harvard Medical Scientist Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Medical Scientist Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Medical Scientist Master’s Program

Of the 35 students who earned a master's degree in Medical Scientist from Harvard in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in medical scientist each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% 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 scientist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Medical Scientist Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical scientist 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
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Epidemiologists	240	$107,670

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.