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Genetics at Johns Hopkins University

Genetics at Johns Hopkins University

Every genetics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the genetics program at Johns Hopkins University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Genetics section at the bottom of this page.

Johns Hopkins Genetics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Genetics

Johns Hopkins Genetics Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in genetics, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Genetics Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Genetics Master’s Program

81% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of genetics master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Of the students who received a genetics master's degree from Johns Hopkins, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the genetics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 genetics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 29
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Genetics

The following genetics concentations are available at Johns Hopkins University. 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
Genome Sciences/Genomics 26
Animal Genetics 10

Careers That Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in genetics 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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