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Harvard University Master’s in Anthropology

Anthropology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Harvard University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in anthropology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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

How Much Does a Master’s in Anthropology 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 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

Does Harvard Offer an Online Master’s in Anthropology?

Harvard does not offer an online option for its anthropology master’s degree program 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 Anthropology

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 14 master’s degrees in anthropology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 57.1% of the anthropology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.0%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.6% of the anthropology master’s degrees at Harvard in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	4
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Master’s in Anthropology Focus Areas at Harvard

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	12
Other Anthropology	2

Majors Related to a Master’s in Anthropology From Harvard

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	94
International Relations & National Security	51
Political Science & Government	36
Sociology	7

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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.