General English Literature at Johns Hopkins University

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

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 28,890. In 2021, 18 English majors received their bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins.

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

Johns Hopkins General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Johns Hopkins General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how Johns Hopkins performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General English Literature. 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
Most Popular General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools	70

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in English from Johns Hopkins. This makes it the #335 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from Johns Hopkins. About 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Johns Hopkins since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English 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 English.

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

Johns Hopkins General English Literature Master’s Program

The English program at Johns Hopkins awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 66% 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 English.

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

Johns Hopkins also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in English 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
English Language and Literature Professors	1,180	$73,490

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.