Political Science at Johns Hopkins University

Every political science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the poly sci 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.

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

Johns Hopkins Political Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
• Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

Johns Hopkins Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in poly sci, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Political Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its poly sci 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 poly sci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Johns Hopkins Political Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

Of the students who received a poly sci master's degree from Johns Hopkins, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Political Science & Government

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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
Political Science Professors	270	$102,500
Political Scientists	90	$123,150

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.