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Harvard University Master’s in Social Sciences

Social Sciences is a program of study at Harvard University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in social sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Social Sciences from Harvard Cost?

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. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$49,448	$49,448
Fees	$1,206	$1,206

Does Harvard Offer an Online Master’s in Social Sciences?

Online degrees for the Harvard social sciences 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.

Harvard Master’s Student Diversity for Social Sciences

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 202 students received their master’s degree in social sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 44.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in social sciences at Harvard in 2019-2020, 21.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	16
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	78
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Master’s in Social Sciences Focus Areas at Harvard

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	14
Economics	94
International Relations & National Security	51
Political Science & Government	36
Sociology	7

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.