General Biology at Johns Hopkins University

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Johns Hopkins University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 28,890 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,847 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2021, 12 of them were general biology majors.

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

Johns Hopkins General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology
• Doctorate Degree in Biology

Johns Hopkins General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology progam at Johns Hopkins compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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
Best Value General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	254
	424

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in biology from Johns Hopkins. This makes it the #64 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Biology Graduates from Johns Hopkins Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Johns Hopkins is $19,624. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins General Biology Bachelor’s Program

The biology program at Johns Hopkins awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Johns Hopkins since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Johns Hopkins General Biology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a master's degree in biology from Johns Hopkins. About 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. Johns Hopkins does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Johns Hopkins also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Medical Scientists	5,010	$105,780
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.