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Physical Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

Here is an overview of this program at Johns Hopkins. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #1 out of 5 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Physical Sciences Degrees Available at Johns Hopkins

The table below lists every degree level offered in physical sciences at Johns Hopkins, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	55
Master’s	225
Doctoral	44
Professional Certificate	1

Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Johns Hopkins University conferred 55 bachelor’s degrees in physical sciences.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Johns Hopkins is among the very best schools in the country for physical sciences at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 5 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	1
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2
Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	2
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	10
Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142

Student Debt of Physical Sciences Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at Johns Hopkins, physical sciences students borrow a median amount of $12,366 in student loans. This is below $13,276, the typical median for all majors at Johns Hopkins.

Johns Hopkins Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$58,720	$64,730

Learn more about Johns Hopkins tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 53% of physical sciences bachelor’s degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

The majority of physical sciences bachelor’s degree graduates at Johns Hopkins were White. Approximately 31% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor’s in physical sciences.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	17
Non-Resident Aliens	10
Other Races	1

Chemistry, General (Bachelor’s)

Johns Hopkins conferred 28 bachelor’s completions in chemistry, general recently — 61% to women and 39% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Asian (32%).

• Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland — #1
• Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #2
• Best Value General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland — #2
• Best General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #3
• Best Value General Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #9

Physics, General (Bachelor’s)

Johns Hopkins granted 22 bachelor’s degrees in physics, general in the latest year of data — 27% to women and 73% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Non-Resident Alien (41%).

• Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland — #1
• Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #2
• Best Value General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland — #2
• Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #3
• Best Value General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #4

Geology/Earth Science, General (Bachelor’s)

Johns Hopkins conferred 5 bachelor’s completions in geology/earth science, general in the most recent reporting year — 60% to women and 40% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (60%).

Graduate Study in Physical Sciences at Johns Hopkins

This program is also offered at the graduate level at Johns Hopkins. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	225
Doctoral	44
Professional Certificate	1

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Lester Spence under License More about our data sources and methodologies.