Education at Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Master's Degree · about 573 graduates a year

$63,838
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$73,350
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$65,824
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#48 of 214
Rank by pay
#82 of 214
Rank, wage-adjusted
$40,412
Median federal debt

Johns Hopkins University graduates in education earn 11% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 55% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Johns Hopkins University Compares for Education

All 214 colleges reporting education earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$102,444$93,217#1$77,526
2California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$95,883$87,247#3$70,724
3California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA$95,348$86,760#4$77,823
4California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA$92,010$83,723#6—
5University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA$91,710$83,450#7$75,971
6University of San Diego San Diego, CA$91,474$83,235#8$73,028
7California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA$91,220$83,004#9$75,291
8Harvard University Cambridge, MA$88,307$77,764#22$65,968
9Stanford University Stanford, CA$88,065$80,133#12$71,967
10Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA$87,304$79,441#14$80,657
…
45University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$73,566$66,940#70$61,100
46Manhattanville College Purchase, NY$73,436$69,896#54$54,942
47Wilmington University New Castle, DE$73,434$72,994#33—
48Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$73,350$64,373#82$63,838
49University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI$72,482$76,424#26$60,795
50Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD$72,480$63,610#89$63,279
51York College of Pennsylvania York, PA$72,408$73,640#29$63,072

Other Majors at Johns Hopkins University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Education$303,202$238,614#1 of 32
Biology$243,863$153,622#1 of 57
Computer and Information Sciences$176,945$139,520#9 of 78
Real Estate$166,291$106,455#2 of 15
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$165,562$128,330#1 of 25
Business/Commerce$158,699$128,210#9 of 75
Systems Engineering$154,775$135,107#5 of 27
Finance and Financial Management Services$152,415$99,791#12 of 69
Business Administration, Management and Operations$152,108$113,065#53 of 861
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$148,887$126,664#14 of 62
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$148,833$119,420#7 of 72
Applied Mathematics$144,429$121,262#4 of 17
Engineering-Related Fields$143,984$109,380#5 of 40
Economics$138,425$100,054#1 of 22
Mechanical Engineering$132,861$114,588#13 of 83
Social Sciences$128,590$100,533#1 of 9
Biotechnology$123,994$86,279#6 of 15
Information Science/Studies$123,217$94,430#18 of 71
Public Administration$122,517$83,974#4 of 243
Political Science and Government$118,381$96,306#1 of 16
Health and Medical Administrative Services$118,011$95,780#32 of 211
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$115,950$90,929#7 of 40
International Relations and National Security Studies$114,716$76,550#3 of 40
Civil Engineering$111,986—#7 of 81
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,325$84,697#348 of 432
Public Policy Analysis$107,692$97,034#7 of 50
Communication and Media Studies$107,409$82,754#3 of 61
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$107,019$86,557#2 of 7
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$106,149$87,746#5 of 23
Public Health$99,605$70,790#21 of 201

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Johns Hopkins University education graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $63,838 one year after graduating and $73,350 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Johns Hopkins University rank for education?

Among 214 colleges reporting earnings for education graduates, Johns Hopkins University ranks #48 by median pay four years after graduation, and #82 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is education at Johns Hopkins University worth it?

Its graduates earn 11% more than the national median for education ($65,824), and the median federal debt at graduation is $40,412.

← All data for Johns Hopkins University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.