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Harvard University Doctorate in Public Policy

24 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$89,530 Average Salary

Public 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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard Cost?

$50,654 Average Tuition and Fees

Harvard Graduate Tuition and Fees

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 StateOut of State
Tuition$49,448$49,448
Fees$1,206$1,206

How Much Can You Make With a Doctorate in Public Policy From Harvard?

$89,530 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

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.

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Does Harvard Offer an Online Doctorate in Public Policy?

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.

Harvard Doctorate Student Diversity for Public Policy

24 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
79.2% Women
29.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 24 doctor’s degrees in public policy handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian4
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White11
International Students5
Other Races/Ethnicities1

Doctorate in Public Policy Focus Areas at Harvard

Public Policy students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Education Policy Analysis5
Health Policy Analysis14
Other Public Policy Analysis5

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*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.

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