Biotechnology at Johns Hopkins University

Every biotechnology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biotech 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 395 students received their master's degree in biotech.

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

Johns Hopkins Biotechnology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biotech

Online Classes Are Available at Johns Hopkins

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Johns Hopkins does offer online courses in biotech for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Johns Hopkins Biotechnology Rankings

Biotech Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Biotechnology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 395 students earned a master's degree in biotech from Johns Hopkins. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

In the biotech master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	164
International Students	54
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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
Biological Scientists	4,100	$103,790
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Biological Science Professors	760	$89,650

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.