Harvard University

Online Degrees and Programs

Harvard University offers 414 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 36 major programs - 36 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2021 tuition & fees is $53,968 for undergraduate programs and $50,654 for graduate programs. Total 27,933 students out of total 30,391 students have enrolled online exclusively. Harvard University is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

School Home Graduate Programs Save School

Online Program Overview

Harvard University is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $53,968 in average for all students.

It offers 414 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 36 programs - 36 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Harvard University
Type	Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
Address	Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA
Online Students	27,933 Enrolled Online Exclusively 1,648 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	$53,968
Student to Faculty	5:1 (20.00%)
Total	36 Programs
Post-Graduate	36 Programs

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Harvard University . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $53,968 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,552 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,545 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$47,074	$48,949	$50,420	$51,925	$53,968

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$1,353	$1,406	$1,448	$1,492	$1,552

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Harvard University offers 414 degree programs through Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 36 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 36 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	2	97	150	109	56

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Natural Resources And Conservation

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Natural Resources/Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14

Architecture

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	28

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6

Computer And Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	4
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	69
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	87

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	40

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Nanotechnology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6

English Language And Literature

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
American Literature (United States	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bioinformatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	15
Biotechnology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	18

Military Technologies And Applied Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Strategic Intelligence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	233

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Museology/Museum Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	30
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32
Sustainability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	75

Philosophy And Religious Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Ethics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7
Religion/Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	60
National Security Policy Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11

Visual And Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	13

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	10
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15
Business/Corporate Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	16
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	67
Investments and Securities	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	79
Organizational Behavior Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	62
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	179
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	75

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Harvard University, there are 30,391 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 29,581 students were attending classes through distance learning (27,933 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,648 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	30,391
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	27,933
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,648
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	810

By student location, out of a total of 27,933 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 7,321 Massachusetts Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 15,147 students living in the U.S. States other than Massachusetts, and 5190 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.