Education at Johns Hopkins University

If you are interested in studying education, 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 697 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Johns Hopkins Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

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.

Johns Hopkins does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Johns Hopkins Education Rankings

There were 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Education Master’s Program

Of the 697 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Johns Hopkins, about 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Johns Hopkins does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	52
Black or African American	150
Hispanic or Latino	67
White	290
International Students	74
Other Races/Ethnicities	64

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education 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
General Education	643
Educational Administration	58
Other Education	54
Teacher Education Grade Specific	49
Special Education	47
Instructional Media Design	27
Student Counseling	23
Teacher Education Subject Specific	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	28,250	$71,060
Teacher Assistants	21,060	$33,280
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Middle School Teachers	12,450	$69,710
Preschool Teachers	9,400	$38,440

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.