Finance at Harvard University

Every finance school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the finance program at Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.

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

Harvard Finance Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Finance

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Harvard does offer online education options in finance for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Harvard Finance Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of finance master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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

Related Majors

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
Personal Financial Advisors	9,060	$128,140
Chief Executives	7,990	$221,810

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.