Area Studies at Johns Hopkins University

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

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 28,890.

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

Johns Hopkins Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

Johns Hopkins Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area studies 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 area studies.

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

Johns Hopkins Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Area Studies

If you plan to be a area studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Johns Hopkins University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
East Asian Studies	9
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	6

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area studies 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
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	160	$86,280

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

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