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. Of the 1,847 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2021, 10 of them were area studies majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Area Studies

Johns Hopkins Area Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Area Studies Schools	107

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in area studies from Johns Hopkins. This makes it the #63 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 area studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Johns Hopkins Area Studies Master’s Program

Of the 3 area studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Johns Hopkins, about 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area studies each year. Johns Hopkins does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area studies master's degree from Johns Hopkins, 67% 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 area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Johns Hopkins also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.