Mathematics Education at Harvard University

Every mathematics education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the math teacher education program at Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Mathematics Education section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Mathematics Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Math Teacher Education

Harvard Mathematics 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.

Math Teacher Education Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Mathematics Education Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who graduated with a master’s in math teacher education from Harvard in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in math teacher education each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a math teacher education master's degree from Harvard, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the math teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 math teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Careers That Math Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in math teacher 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
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200

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.