by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Harvard University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in public health, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Harvard paid an average of $1,545 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,448 | $49,448 |
| Fees | $1,206 | $1,206 |
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their master’s degree from Harvard is $126,802 per year. That is 156% higher than the national average of $49,599.
Online degrees for the Harvard public health master’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.
About 62.8% of the students who received their Master’s in public health in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.3% of the public health master’s degrees at Harvard in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 61 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 115 |
| International Students | 114 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 287 |
| Environmental Health | 19 |
| International Public Health/International Health | 29 |
| Health Services Administration | 3 |
| Other Public Health | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public health.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 13 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 25 |
| Medical Science | 35 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 22 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 33 |
*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.