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Harvard University: cost, debt and earnings by major
59 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $19,148
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 97%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 4%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 7,601
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $17,559
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 5%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $2,542 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $2,070 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $4,126 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $9,995 |
| $110,000+ | $51,128 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Associate's programs (1)
Bachelor's programs (15)
- Statistics$230,876
- Computer Science$203,169
- Applied Mathematics$170,689
- Economics$155,592
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$117,816
- Political Science and Government$95,838
- Natural Sciences$95,507
- Social Sciences, General$78,996
- History$70,679
- Research and Experimental Psychology$70,167
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$60,764 (1 yr)
- Sociology$52,477 (1 yr)
- English Language and Literature, General$50,428
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$50,250 (1 yr)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$45,001 (1 yr)
Master's programs (29)
- Computer Engineering$228,519
- Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences$198,921
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$189,806
- Engineering Science$188,056 (1 yr)
- Public Administration$177,149
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$168,833
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$155,888
- Biotechnology$155,219
- Finance and Financial Management Services$153,797
- Public Health$153,029
- Public Policy Analysis$129,978
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$127,546
- Area Studies$115,583
- Visual and Performing Arts, General$113,887
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$113,503
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$105,033 (1 yr)
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$102,979
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$92,158
- Education, General$88,307
- Sustainability Studies$86,050 (1 yr)
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$85,062
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$84,831
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$83,231 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$80,826 (1 yr)
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research$76,805 (1 yr)
- Behavioral Sciences$72,085 (1 yr)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$66,538 (1 yr)
- Theological and Ministerial Studies$61,789
- Museology/Museum Studies$49,683
Doctoral programs (6)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$185,905
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$174,114
- Public Health$143,521
- Behavioral Sciences$125,925
- Education, General$125,405
- Biology, General$106,501
First professional programs (6)
- Law$291,490
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$272,009
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$206,756 (1 yr)
- Dentistry$151,692
- Medicine$108,149
- Theological and Ministerial Studies$63,549