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Physical Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if Johns Hopkins University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 28,890. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 167 students received their master's degree in physical sciences.

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

Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Physical Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Johns Hopkins

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Johns Hopkins offers distance education options for physical sciences at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences Rankings

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences Master’s Program

63% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 167 physical sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Johns Hopkins, about 37% were men and 63% were women.

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Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from Johns Hopkins, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 107
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences 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
Other Physical Science 107
Chemistry 44
Physics 40
Geological & Earth Sciences 7
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences 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
High School Teachers 19,330 $72,610
Architectural and Engineering Managers 5,010 $145,470
Natural Sciences Managers 3,370 $148,310
Chemists 3,100 $116,060
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,560 $77,300

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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