General Education at Harvard University

If you plan to study general education, take a look at what Harvard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 General Education section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Harvard General Education 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.

In 2021, 561 students received their master’s degree in education from Harvard. This makes it the #5 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard General Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 561 students graduated with a master's degree in education from Harvard. About 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 5% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	73
Hispanic or Latino	72
White	197
International Students	139
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 30 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within General Education

General Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	591

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Assessment
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230

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.