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 General Education
• Doctorate Degree in General 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 general education from Harvard. This makes it the #5 most popular school for general education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

General Education Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard General Education Master’s Program

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

In the general 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 general 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 general education. In 2021, 30 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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.