Harvard Majors

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Undergraduate Majors

Undergraduate Majors at Harvard University

Popular undergraduate majors at Harvard University are Economics, Political Science and Government, and Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, Other. 11% of students major in Economics, 10% in Political Science and Government, and 9% in Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, Other. The full list of 46 undergraduate majors and annual graduate counts follows. See median earnings by major for Harvard graduates.

List of undergrad majors offered at Harvard University
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

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=166027.

Median earnings by major: Harvard University salaries by major.

Last updated: August 2026