Econometrics & Quantitative Economics at Harvard University

If you plan to study econometrics and quantitative economics, 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 31,566. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 334 students received a bachelor's degree in econometrics and quantitative economics from Harvard.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Econometrics & Quantitative Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Master’s Degree in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Doctorate Degree in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics

Harvard Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks econometrics and quantitative economics programs across the country. The following shows how Harvard performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The econometrics and quantitative economics major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Econometrics & Quantitative Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Schools	7
Most Popular Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Schools	9
Most Focused Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Schools	36
Most Focused Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Focused Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Degree Schools	73

In 2019, 7 students received their master’s degree in econometrics and quantitative economics from Harvard. This makes it the #67 most popular school for econometrics and quantitative economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 41 students who received their doctoral degrees in econometrics and quantitative economics, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the econometrics and quantitative economics majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of econometrics and quantitative economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its econometrics and quantitative economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's in econometrics and quantitative economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	142
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Harvard Econometrics & Quantitative Economics Master’s Program

Of the 7 econometrics and quantitative economics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from Harvard, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

In the econometrics and quantitative economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 1% 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 econometrics and quantitative economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in econometrics and quantitative economics. In 2019, 41 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in econometrics and quantitative economics 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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120

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.