Writing Studies at Johns Hopkins University

If you are interested in studying writing studies, you may want to check out the program at Johns Hopkins University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 28,890. In 2021, 38 writing 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 Writing Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Johns Hopkins Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

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 writing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Johns Hopkins Writing Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the writing 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 writing major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Writing Studies. 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 Writing Studies Schools	8
Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	31

In 2021, 71 students received their master’s degree in writing from Johns Hopkins. This makes it the #8 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Johns Hopkins Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Johns Hopkins is $35,359. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 31% higher than the national average of $27,021 for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 writing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its writing 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 writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Johns Hopkins Writing Studies Master’s Program

Of the 71 students who graduated with a master’s in writing from Johns Hopkins in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Johns Hopkins does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Johns Hopkins, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Johns Hopkins also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General English Literature

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in writing 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
Editors	2,280	$59,560
Technical Writers	2,000	$80,130
English Language and Literature Professors	1,180	$73,490
Writers and Authors	920	$75,430

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.