General Information Science at Johns Hopkins University

If you are interested in studying general 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 General Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

Johns Hopkins General Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Information Science

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Johns Hopkins does offer online courses in information science for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Johns Hopkins General Information Science Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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

Information Science Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins General Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 60 students who earned a master's degree in General Information Science from Johns Hopkins in 2020-2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

Of the students who received a information science 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 information science.

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 information science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information science 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.