General Economics at Johns Hopkins University

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what Johns Hopkins University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 28,890 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 116 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins.

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

Johns Hopkins General Economics Degrees Available

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

Johns Hopkins General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general 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 general economics major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
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	7
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	8
	21
	27
	30
	42
	51
	52
	178
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In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in general economics from Johns Hopkins. This makes it the #42 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in general economics, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 116 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Johns Hopkins, about 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Johns Hopkins since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general 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 General Economics Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in General Economics from Johns Hopkins in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% 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 general economics.

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 general economics. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
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.