Mathematics at Johns Hopkins University

Every mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the math 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. Of the 1,847 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2021, 100 of them were mathematics majors.

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

Johns Hopkins Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Johns Hopkins Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math 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 math major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. 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
	8
Most Focused Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	24

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in math from Johns Hopkins. This makes it the #1 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Johns Hopkins Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Johns Hopkins is $70,019. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 62% higher than the national average of $43,164 for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

Math Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 100 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in math from Johns Hopkins in 2021, 66% were men and 34% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its math 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Johns Hopkins Mathematics Master’s Program

The math program at Johns Hopkins awarded 56 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Johns Hopkins also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Statistics
• Applied Mathematics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Statisticians	2,950	$107,400
Mathematical Science Professors	860	$87,300
Mathematicians	180	$115,940

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.