Social Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Johns Hopkins University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences 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 Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Johns Hopkins Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Johns Hopkins

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Johns Hopkins does offer online education options in social sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Johns Hopkins Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social 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 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Johns Hopkins since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	65
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	92
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Johns Hopkins Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Johns Hopkins does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	476
International Students	591
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences 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
International Relations & National Security	686
Economics	417
Political Science & Government	156
General Social Sciences	43
Sociology	33
Anthropology	13
Geography & Cartography	11
Archeology	5

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	10,500	$67,900
Statisticians	2,950	$107,400
Social Scientists	2,090	$98,920

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.