Physics at Johns Hopkins University

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at Johns Hopkins University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Johns Hopkins Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
• Master’s Degree in Physics

Johns Hopkins Physics Rankings

The physics major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Johns Hopkins since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Johns Hopkins Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of physics master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	30
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Johns Hopkins University. 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
General Physics	40
Other Physics	20

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Chemistry
• Other Physical Science

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physicists	1,950	$120,450
Physics Postsecondary Professors	320	$134,200

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.