Economics at Johns Hopkins University

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Johns Hopkins University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 28,890. Of the 116 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
	1
	2
	3
	5
	6
	8
	12
	16
	17
	19
	22
	59
	92
	93
	133
	165
	209
	332

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.

Earnings of Johns Hopkins Economics Graduates

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

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

Of the 116 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Johns Hopkins in 2020-2021, 62% were men and 38% were 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.

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.

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

Of the 292 students who earned a master's degree in Economics from Johns Hopkins in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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

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.

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics 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
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	286
General Economics	127

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lester Spence under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.