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

Online Classes Are Available at Johns Hopkins

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Johns Hopkins does offer online education options in biotech for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

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

Of the 395 students who graduated with a master’s in biotech from Johns Hopkins in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were 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 5% more men than 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	83
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	164
International Students	54
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Genetics

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
• Image Credit: By Lester Spence under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.