by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Policy is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at Harvard University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in public policy, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Harvard was $1,545 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,448 | $49,448 |
| Fees | $1,206 | $1,206 |
public policy who receive their doctor’s degree from Harvard make an average of $89,530 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
Online degrees for the Harvard public policy doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Harvard Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in public policy in 2019-2020, 79.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Around 29.2% of public policy doctor’s degree recipients at Harvard in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Policy students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education Policy Analysis | 5 |
| Health Policy Analysis | 14 |
| Other Public Policy Analysis | 5 |
*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.