The most popular undergraduate major at Harvard University is Economics followed by Political Science and Government and Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, Other. A list of all 46 available majors and annual graduates is presented below. Also of interest, median earnings for Harvard University graduates by major.
Computer and Information Sciences |
Graduates |
Computer Science | 36 |
Engineering |
Graduates |
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 4 |
Engineering Science | 38 |
Foreign Languages |
Graduates |
Linguistics | 13 |
Comparative Literature | 15 |
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 7 |
German Language and Literature | 5 |
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 |
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 26 |
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 17 |
English and Literature |
Graduates |
English Language and Literature | 81 |
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 4 |
Liberal Arts and Humanities |
Graduates |
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 12 |
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, Other | 158 |
Biology |
Graduates |
Biochemistry | 2 |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 15 |
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 63 |
Evolutionary Biology | 74 |
Neurobiology and Anatomy | 69 |
Mathematics |
Graduates |
Mathematics | 33 |
Applied Mathematics | 59 |
Statistics | 13 |
Natural Resources Conservation |
Graduates |
Environmental Studies | 19 |
Philosophy and Religious Studies |
Graduates |
Philosophy | 22 |
Religion/Religious Studies | 14 |
Physical Sciences |
Graduates |
Astrophysics | 6 |
Chemistry | 34 |
Geology/Earth Science | 5 |
Physics | 36 |
Atomic/Molecular Physics | 11 |
Psychology |
Graduates |
Psychology | 93 |
Social Sciences |
Graduates |
Social Sciences | 86 |
Anthropology | 39 |
Economics | 209 |
Political Science and Government | 183 |
Sociology | 71 |
Ethnic Studies |
Graduates |
East Asian Studies | 18 |
Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 7 |
African-American/Black Studies | 6 |
Women's Studies | 8 |
Visual and Performing Arts |
Graduates |
Visual and Performing Arts | 26 |
Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 25 |
Music | 8 |
History |
Graduates |
History | 64 |
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 47 |
History, Other | 58 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=166027 IPEDS survey data for Harvard University.