Information Science at Johns Hopkins University

If you are interested in studying information science, you may want to check out the program at Johns Hopkins University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 28,890.

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

Johns Hopkins Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IS

Online Classes Are Available at Johns Hopkins

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Johns Hopkins offers distance education options for IS at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Johns Hopkins Information Science Rankings

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In 2021, 60 students received their master’s degree in IS from Johns Hopkins. This makes it the #29 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

IS Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Information Science Master’s Program

The IS program at Johns Hopkins awarded 60 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

Of the students who received a IS master's degree from Johns Hopkins, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Johns Hopkins also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Johns Hopkins University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	74

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,900	$119,180
Computer Science Professors	770	$107,350

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.