Public Health at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a public health school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public health program.

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 Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

Harvard Public Health 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.

In 2021, 354 students received their master’s degree in public health from Harvard. This makes it the #4 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Public Health Master’s Program

The public health program at Harvard awarded 354 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	111
International Students	115
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Public Health	316
International Public Health/International Health	29
Environmental Health	13
Health Services Administration	13
Other Public Health	1

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Dentistry
• Medical Science

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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 and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,410	$84,480

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.