by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Social Sciences is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Johns Hopkins University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in social sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Johns Hopkins paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,010 | $57,010 |
| Fees | $2,415 | $2,415 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Johns Hopkins offers online option in its social sciences 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 61.8% of the social sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 61.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.4% of the social sciences master’s degrees at Johns Hopkins in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods | 34 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general social sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 278 |
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.