by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Johns Hopkins University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in economics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Johns Hopkins paid an average of $1,900 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,010 | $57,010 |
| Fees | $2,415 | $2,415 |
The median early career salary of economics students who receive their master’s degree from Johns Hopkins is $100,951 per year. That is 71% higher than the national average of $59,160.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Johns Hopkins does offer online classes in its economics master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Johns Hopkins Online Learning page.
Women made up around 43.2% of the economics students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in economics at Johns Hopkins in 2019-2020, 10.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 14%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 77 |
| International Students | 163 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 230 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 48 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 34 |
| Geography & Cartography | 20 |
| International Relations & National Security | 609 |
| Political Science & Government | 89 |
| Sociology | 1 |
*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.
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