Biotechnology at Johns Hopkins University

If you plan to study biotechnology, take a look at what Johns Hopkins University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 28,890 students attend the school each year.

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

Johns Hopkins Biotechnology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biotech

Johns Hopkins Biotechnology Rankings

Biotech Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at Johns Hopkins University.

Johns Hopkins Biotechnology Master’s Program

61% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of biotech master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biotech each year. Johns Hopkins does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the biotech master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a master's in biotech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	98
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	170
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

If you plan to be a biotech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Johns Hopkins University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	395

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Johns Hopkins University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Biological Scientists	4,100	$103,790
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Biological Science Professors	760	$89,650

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
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