Genetics at Johns Hopkins University

If you are interested in studying genetics, 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 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 Genetics section at the bottom of this page.

Johns Hopkins Genetics Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Genetics

Johns Hopkins Genetics Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in genetics, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Genetics Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Genetics Master’s Program

81% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of genetics master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a genetics master's degree from Johns Hopkins, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the genetics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 genetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Genetics

If you plan to be a genetics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Johns Hopkins University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Genome Sciences/Genomics	26
Animal Genetics	10

Careers That Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in genetics 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
Medical Scientists	5,010	$105,780
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.

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National Center for Education Statistics
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