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Johns Hopkins University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Johns Hopkins?

Johns Hopkins University's highest-earning programs cluster in computing and quantitative fields. Computer and Information Sciences leads with a median of $196,467 four years after completion, alongside 151 degrees awarded.

Mathematics follows at $134,785 with 135 degrees awarded, and Biomedical Engineering reaches $114,673 on 100 degrees awarded, ranking #3 nationally in its field. The largest programs span a wider earnings range.

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, the biggest by degrees awarded at 172, shows a median of $56,543 and an Azimuth national rank of #13. Public Health awards 143 degrees, earns $79,113, and ranks #5 nationally.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Biological sciences372 · 19.6%
  • Engineering298 · 15.7%
  • Social sciences282 · 14.9%
  • Mathematics156 · 8.2%
  • Computer science151 · 8.0%
  • Other637 · 33.6%

39 of 39 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer and Information Sciences, General 151 degrees awarded
$196,467
Mathematics 135 degrees awarded
$134,785
Economics 132 degrees awarded
$128,882
Political Science and Government 44 degrees awarded
$121,729
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 100 degrees awarded
$114,673
Mechanical Engineering 51 degrees awarded
$110,210

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer and Information Sciences, General151$196,467#2
Mathematics135$134,785#6
Economics132$128,882#20
Political Science and Government44$121,729—
Biomedical/Medical Engineering100$114,673#3
Mechanical Engineering51$110,210#11
International Relations and National Security Studies78$99,205#1
Chemical Engineering73$94,671#56
Public Health143$79,113#5
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies29$63,503#10
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians small degree count16$62,858—
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences172$56,543#13
Neurobiology and Neurosciences128$56,324#21
Music84$29,849#144
Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Area Studies small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Materials Engineering26Too few graduates to report—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Computer Engineering small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Civil Engineering small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics39Too few graduates to report—
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology42Too few graduates to report—
Biology, General30Too few graduates to report—
Applied Mathematics21Too few graduates to report—
Natural Sciences33Too few graduates to report—
Cognitive Science33Too few graduates to report—
Human Biology28Too few graduates to report—
Behavioral Sciences small degree count19Too few graduates to report—
Philosophy small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry27Too few graduates to report—
Physics small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Research and Experimental Psychology100Too few graduates to report—
Sociology small degree count19Too few graduates to report—
Anthropology small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Dance small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
History20Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Johns Hopkins?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
172
Computer and Information Sciences, General
151
Public Health
143
Mathematics
135
Economics
132
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
128
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
100
Research and Experimental Psychology
100
Music
84
International Relations and National Security Studies
78

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Johns Hopkins majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. International Relations and National Security Studies#1
  2. Computer and Information Sciences, General#2
  3. Biomedical/Medical Engineering#3
  4. Public Health#5
  5. Mathematics#6
  6. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies#10
  7. Mechanical Engineering#11
  8. Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences#13
  9. Economics#20
  10. Neurobiology and Neurosciences#21

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Results differ across programs at Johns Hopkins University. Azimuth ranks 12 of its programs nationally, drawn from 14 fields with published four-year earnings.

Biological Sciences makes up 19.6% of degrees awarded, Engineering makes up 15.7%, and Social Sciences makes up 14.9%. Azimuth ranks International Relations and National Security Studies #1 nationally in its field, with a median of $99,205 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks Computer and Information Sciences #2 nationally in its field, with a median of $196,467 four years after completion. Biomedical Engineering is ranked #3 by Azimuth in its field, at $114,673.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.