Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit

Of 52 assessed programs, 51 leave graduates out-earning a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 259 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,697
$30k to $48k	$2,991
$48k to $75k	$2,091
$75k to $110k	$9,941
$110k and up	$53,337
All families (average)	$19,066

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

52 of 311 programs could be assessed 17% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$113,503	+$72,459	clears the bar	$20,525	0.3 yrs	910
Law	First Professional Degree	$291,490	+$250,446	clears the bar	$93,235	0.4 yrs	611
Education	Master's Degree	$88,307	+$47,263	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	541
Public Health	Master's Degree	$153,029	+$111,985	clears the bar	$49,681	0.4 yrs	400
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$177,149	+$136,105	clears the bar	$70,763	0.5 yrs	310
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$129,978	+$88,934	clears the bar	$70,447	0.8 yrs	288
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$78,996	+$37,952	clears the bar	$22,750	0.6 yrs	195
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$155,592	+$114,548	clears the bar	$6,617	0.1 yrs	186
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$203,169	+$162,125	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	173
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$108,149	+$67,105	clears the bar	$99,160	1.5 yrs	157
History	Bachelor's Degree	$70,679	+$29,635	clears the bar	$12,721	0.4 yrs	139
Finance	Master's Degree	$153,797	+$112,753	clears the bar	$28,268	0.3 yrs	138
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$61,789	+$20,745	clears the bar	$25,632	1.2 yrs	126
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$95,838	+$54,794	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	121
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	$168,833	+$127,789	clears the bar	$63,553	0.5 yrs	107
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$85,062	+$44,018	clears the bar	$71,250	1.6 yrs	106
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$84,831	+$43,787	clears the bar	$41,000	0.9 yrs	87
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$46,993 1-year earnings	+$5,949	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	86
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	$228,519	+$187,475	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	82
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$170,689	+$129,645	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	80
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$117,816	+$76,772	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$31,999 1-year earnings	-$9,045	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	73
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	$155,888	+$114,844	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	72
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$189,806	+$148,762	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Biology	Doctoral Degree	$106,501	+$65,457	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$70,167	+$29,123	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$230,876	+$189,832	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Area Studies	Master's Degree	$115,583	+$74,539	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Master's Degree	$113,887	+$72,843	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	$185,905	+$144,861	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Museology/Museum Studies	Master's Degree	$49,683	+$8,639	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$151,692	+$110,648	clears the bar	$184,220	1.7 yrs	37
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$95,507	+$54,463	clears the bar	$25,767	0.5 yrs	35
English	Bachelor's Degree	$50,428	+$9,384	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	$155,219	+$114,175	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Education	Doctoral Degree	$125,405	+$84,361	clears the bar	$25,465	0.3 yrs	27
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	$174,114	+$133,070	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$127,546	+$86,502	clears the bar	$20,500	0.2 yrs	26
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$198,324	+$157,280	clears the bar	$278,414	1.8 yrs	17
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	$198,921	+$157,877	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	$143,521	+$102,477	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$102,979	+$61,935	clears the bar	$41,000	0.7 yrs	2
Behavioral Sciences	Doctoral Degree	$125,925	+$84,881	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree	$87,946 1-year earnings	+$46,902	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$82,596	+$41,552	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$56,806 1-year earnings	+$15,762	clears the bar	$33,610	2.1 yrs	0
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$91,204 1-year earnings	+$50,160	clears the bar	$32,035	0.6 yrs	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$74,154	+$33,110	clears the bar	$12,500	0.4 yrs	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$92,158	+$51,114	clears the bar	$25,780	0.5 yrs	0
School Counseling	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$72,884	+$31,840	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theology and Ministry	First Professional Degree	$63,549	+$22,505	clears the bar	$36,777	1.6 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	First Professional Degree	$272,009	+$230,965	clears the bar	$41,000	0.2 yrs	insufficient data
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	412
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	265
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	209
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	196
Sustainability Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	152
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	144
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	132
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	128
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	106
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	104
International Relations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	101
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	90
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	85
Real Estate	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	83
Engineering Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	78
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	77
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Behavioral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	67
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Engineering Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Systems Science and Theory	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$60,000	insufficient data	45
Business/Corporate Communications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Environmental Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Engineering Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Museology/Museum Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Area Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Business/Corporate Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Engineering Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Philosophy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Real Estate	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Engineering Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biotechnology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Policy Analysis	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer Programming	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Literature	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Business/Managerial Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($41,044/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.