Public Health at Johns Hopkins University

Every public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health program at Johns Hopkins University stacks up to those at other schools.

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 28,890 students attend the school each year. Of the 130 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2021, 130 of them were public health majors.

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

Johns Hopkins Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

Johns Hopkins Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at Johns Hopkins compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 public health major at Johns Hopkins is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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
Most Popular Public Health Schools	1
Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	5
Most Focused Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
	48
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	191
	255

In 2021, 499 students received their master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins. This makes it the #2 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from Johns Hopkins Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Johns Hopkins is $29,342. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 130 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Johns Hopkins, about 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Johns Hopkins since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	54
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Johns Hopkins Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of public health master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. Johns Hopkins does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	79
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	189
International Students	118
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Johns Hopkins also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 39 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health 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 Public Health	542
Environmental Health	150
International Public Health/International Health	126
Other Public Health	84
Maternal and Child Health	73
Public Health Education and Promotion	18
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	7
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	2

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Other Health Professions
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health/Medical Prep Programs

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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 and Health Services Managers	11,210	$127,080
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,560	$77,300
Physicists	1,950	$120,450
Community Health Workers	1,290	$50,160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,230	$78,920

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.