Finance & Financial Management at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a finance school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's finance program.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Finance & Financial Management section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Finance

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Harvard does offer online courses in finance for the following degree levels:

Harvard Finance & Financial Management Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Finance Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 157 students graduated with a master's degree in finance from Harvard. About 65% were men and 35% were women.

In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	72
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Finance & Financial Management

If you plan to be a finance major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance	157

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resource Management
• Real Estate
• General Business/Commerce
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Financial Managers	33,880	$148,300
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	12,060	$118,310
Tellers	10,970	$32,860

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.