Geological & Earth Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

If you are interested in studying geological & earth sciences, 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 approximately 28,890 students attend the school each year.

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

Johns Hopkins Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geology
• Master’s Degree in Geology

Johns Hopkins Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geological & Earth Sciences. 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 geology, making the school the #90 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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

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

Johns Hopkins Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of geology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

In the geology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 34% 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 geology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

If you plan to be a geology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Johns Hopkins University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences	18

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Other Physical Science

Careers That Geology Grads May Go Into

A degree in geology 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
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Geoscientists	600	$90,110
Chemistry Professors	280	$94,480
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	120	$142,190
Hydrologists	90	$100,280

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.