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Environmental Health at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a environmental health school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's environmental 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 Environmental Health section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Environmental Health Degrees Available

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

Harvard Environmental Health 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in environmental health, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Health Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Environmental Health Master’s Program

58% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The environmental health program at Harvard awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in environmental health each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Environmental Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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
Health Specialties Professors 3,460 $111,230
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,950 $82,580
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1,410 $84,480
Epidemiologists 240 $107,670
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 220 $74,870

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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