General Economics at Johns Hopkins University

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

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 26,152 students attend the school each year. Of the 120 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2019, 113 of them were general economics majors.

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

Johns Hopkins General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
• Master’s Degree in General Economics
• Doctorate Degree in General Economics

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 general economics at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Johns Hopkins General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Johns Hopkins performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Economics Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular General Economics Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online General Economics Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused General Economics Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular General Economics Schools	19
Most Popular General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Focused General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	297

In 2019, 204 students received their master’s degree in general economics from Johns Hopkins. This makes it the #1 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in general economics, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 113 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	47
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Johns Hopkins General Economics Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 204 students earned a master's degree in general economics from Johns Hopkins. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	60
International Students	113
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Johns Hopkins also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Economists	700	$116,870
Survey Researchers	590	$90,920
Economics Professors	230	$119,300

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lester Spence under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.