Harvard University

Harvard University Majors

Harvard University awards bachelor's degrees in 36 fields, about 2,117 a year. The largest are Economics, Social Sciences, Computer Science.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Economics	258	$103,993	$155,592	$6,617
Social Sciences	189	$56,540	$78,996	$19,937
Computer Science	183	$152,251	$203,169
Political Science	164	$61,543	$95,838
History	161	$53,468	$70,679	$12,721
Applied Mathematics	120	$114,279	$170,689
Research and Experimental Psychology	101	$41,501	$70,167
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	100	$46,993
Chemistry	76
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	75	$51,569	$117,816
Mathematics	61
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	60	$31,999
Statistics	52	$141,116	$230,876
Physics	51
Engineering Science	43
English Language and Literature	38	$30,838	$50,428
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	34
Sociology	33
Philosophy	32
Natural Sciences	29	$69,242	$95,507	$23,681
Visual and Performing Arts	26
Area Studies	25
Liberal Arts	25
Anthropology	25
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	22
Mechanical Engineering	20
Studio Art	19
Astronomy and Astrophysics	18
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	16
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	14
Environmental Science and Conservation	13
Music	10
Electrical Engineering	8
Religion/Religious Studies	8
Romance Languages	5
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	3

A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at Harvard University?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Economics (258), Social Sciences (189), Computer Science (183), Political Science (164), History (161).

Which Harvard University majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Statistics ($230,876), Computer Science ($203,169), Applied Mathematics ($170,689), Economics ($155,592), Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences ($117,816). Earnings are reported for 11 of Harvard University's 36 programs.

How many majors does Harvard University have?

Harvard University awarded bachelor's degrees in 36 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names Harvard University uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.