Sociology at Johns Hopkins University

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology 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. Of the 1,847 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2021, 22 of them were sociology majors.

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

Johns Hopkins Sociology Degrees Available

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

Johns Hopkins Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Johns Hopkins performed in these rankings.

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 sociology major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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
	8
Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	63

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in sociology from Johns Hopkins. This makes it the #64 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology from Johns Hopkins in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Johns Hopkins since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Johns Hopkins Sociology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in sociology from Johns Hopkins. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Johns Hopkins does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% 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 sociology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• General Social Sciences
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors	190	$87,410
Sociologists	60	$74,540

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.