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Economics at Johns Hopkins University

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Economics at Johns Hopkins University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Johns Hopkins University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

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, 116 of them were economics majors.

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

Johns Hopkins Economics Degrees Available

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

Johns Hopkins Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics 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 economics major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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
2
Most Focused Economics Graduate Certificate Schools 19
Most Focused Economics Schools 133
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 209

In 2021, 292 students received their master’s degree in economics from Johns Hopkins. This makes it the #1 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Johns Hopkins Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Johns Hopkins is $69,157. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 51% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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Economics Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Economics Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Johns Hopkins since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 51
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Johns Hopkins Economics Master’s Program

45% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of economics master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 69
International Students 176
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

Johns Hopkins also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Managers 14,450 $122,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 10,500 $67,900
Economists 700 $116,870
Survey Researchers 590 $90,920
Economics Professors 230 $119,300

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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