Which Harvard University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Economics graduates leave with a median of $6,617 in federal loans, the lowest among 4 Harvard University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Harvard University cost?

Tuition and fees are $61,676 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $19,066 a year.

How many Harvard University programs report graduate pay?

13 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Harvard University report first-year pay, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Harvard University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Cambridge, MA
7,601 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

13 Harvard University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($152,251), and English the least ($30,838). The median program pays $56,540. Harvard University also has one associate's program that reports pay.

Tuition and fees$61,676Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$19,066Per year

Graduation rate98%Within 6 years

Admission rate4%Of applicants

All 13 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Massachusetts" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Massachusetts. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Massachusetts
1	Computer ScienceAbout 183 graduates a year	$152,251	$219,550	Not reported	2nd of 20
2	StatisticsAbout 52 graduates a year	$141,116	$229,811	Not reported	1st of 2
3	Applied MathematicsAbout 120 graduates a year	$114,279	$178,318	Not reported	1st of 2
4	EconomicsAbout 258 graduates a year	$103,993	$161,251	$6,617	1st of 21
5	Natural SciencesAbout 29 graduates a year	$69,242	Not reported	$23,681	1st of 1
6	Political ScienceAbout 164 graduates a year	$61,543	$117,484	Not reported	2nd of 29
7	Social SciencesAbout 189 graduates a year	$56,540	$76,293	$19,937	1st of 1
8	HistoryAbout 161 graduates a year	$53,468	$94,015	$12,721	2nd of 20
9	Cell Biology and AnatomyAbout 75 graduates a year	$51,569	$87,380	Not reported	2nd of 2
10	NeuroscienceAbout 100 graduates a year	$46,993	$75,342	Not reported	2nd of 10
11	Experimental PsychologyAbout 101 graduates a year	$41,501	$102,305	Not reported	4th of 10
12	Ecology and EvolutionAbout 60 graduates a year	$31,999	$77,952	Not reported	1st of 1
13	EnglishAbout 38 graduates a year	$30,838	$64,155	Not reported	20th of 28

Program names link to the program's own page, and Massachusetts ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Massachusetts programs in the field do too.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Massachusetts" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Massachusetts.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Massachusetts
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1 graduates a year	$40,995	Not reported	$20,126	1st of 14

Program names link to the program's own page, and Massachusetts ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$152,251
Statistics$141,116
Applied Mathematics$114,279
Economics$103,993
Natural Sciences$69,242

Lowest median debt

Economics$6,617
History$12,721
Social Sciences$19,937
Natural Sciences$23,681

Largest programs

EconomicsAbout 258 graduates a year
Social SciencesAbout 189 graduates a year
Computer ScienceAbout 183 graduates a year
Political ScienceAbout 164 graduates a year
HistoryAbout 161 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $152,251 in their first year, the most of 13 Harvard University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Massachusetts rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels