General Social Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

If you plan to study general social sciences, 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.

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

Johns Hopkins General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Johns Hopkins General Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins General Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in social sciences each year. Johns Hopkins does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Johns Hopkins, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences 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
Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods	43

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social 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
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Statisticians	2,950	$107,400
Social Scientists	2,090	$98,920
Social Science Research Assistants	950	$55,260

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.