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Harvard University Master’s in Economics

94 Master's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Econometrics & Quantitative Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Harvard University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in economics, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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

$50,654 Average Tuition and Fees

Harvard Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Harvard paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-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 Economics?

Online degrees for the Harvard economics 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 Economics

94 Master's Degrees Awarded
38.3% Women
12.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 94 students received their master’s degree in economics. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 38.3% of the students who received their Master’s in economics in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 41.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.8% of the economics master’s degrees at Harvard in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 14%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 21
International Students 60
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Master’s in Economics Focus Areas at Harvard

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 94

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Anthropology 14
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.

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