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To improve public health and education in the region of Baltimore and across the globe, JHU remains one of the top institutions in the US. Students of Johns Hopkins University graduate as independent researchers dedicated to lifelong learning in the international, professional sphere. What’s more, JHU online degrees are accessible. Hybrid and completely online degrees are available to graduate students, including master, certificate, and doctoral programs.
Johns Hopkins University online is available in full- and part-time formats to meet student needs. The school also teams up with Coursera to offer MOOCs, free and open to everyone. Advance into fields from government leadership to health sciences and more with JHU online.
Johns Hopkins University online degree benefits:
- Flexible to accommodate working adults
- Available to the international community
- Same rigorous education as is offered on-campus
Accreditation & Licensing
Johns Hopkins University is accredited by:
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
All Programs
Art & Liberal Arts
The online Master of Arts in Cultural Heritage Management from Johns Hopkins Advanced Academic Programs immerses students in a broad context of cultural heritage issues, including social, environmental, and economic trends, and prepares students to assume leadership roles in the cultural heritage sector.
This 10 course program offers an innovative curriculum that focuses on emergent technology and its impact on conservation, preservation, and engagement; together with integrated approaches to management, and community and stakeholder partnerships. The program emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach allowing students to tailor the coursework to his or her unique career goals and trajectory. Students will also have access to virtual field trips and global resources brought together in new and exciting ways.?
The Master of Arts in Government gives students the tools to examine governmental and social institutions in our society, explore areas of reform, and most importantly, bring about change. The program combines the theory and practice of government, politics, and policy-making.
The Johns Hopkins MA in Government was designed for working adults with specialized skills in a particular field but who want a broader perspective of government to position them for leadership in politics and administration. While our courses are designed around the latest scholarly and scientific knowledge, their true focus is to provide you with the practical skills necessary for solving governmental, political, and policy-making problems of today.
The MA in Government program offers three optional concentrations:
- Legal Studies focuses on the intersection of law and politics, as well as law enforcement issues.
- Political Communication provides you with the opportunity to study with practitioners in the field: reporters, political operatives, journalists, and campaign and news and media professionals.
- Security Studies covers the fundamentals of administering and preserving American security.
The Johns Hopkins MA in Museum Studies offers a perspective on the theory and practice of museums in a changing technological, social and political environment. Geared for current and future museum professionals, it emphasizes technology’s critical role in today’s museum. It also examines new models of education, exhibition, and business strategies while exploring the role of the museum as an agent of social change.
Johns Hopkins welcome students from around the world interested in all types of museums including history, technology, science, art, special topic or themed museums, historic sites, national parks and zoos as well as those interested in exhibitions for corporations, government agencies and private organizations.
You’ll also have access to innovative virtual field trips and global resources from a wide array of museums brought together in new and exciting ways.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates career opportunities to grow 16 percent from 2010 to 2020, sparked by an increasing public interest in science, art, and history. There will be strong competition for open positions, and a master’s degree offers a significant advantage.
Talented writers can turn the science behind our world—and even the universe—into compelling stories. Cultivate your ability to bring scientific discoveries to a bigger audience with the Master of Arts in Science Writing program from Johns Hopkins University’s Advanced Academic Programs division.
The MA in Science Writing program includes 8 online courses and an on-site residency, providing valuable field immersion opportunities. During previous field residencies, students have visited Bar Harbor, Maine; Dublin, Ireland; and Missoula, Montana.
Prepare to follow JHU’s alumni into successful careers writing for some of the world’s most recognized publications, including National Geographic, Smithsonian, The New York Times, and Esquire. They also write for organizations like the American Red Cross, AARP, and The Nature Conservancy. Not only that, but the MA in Science Writing helps you develop technical writing talents. According to Burning Glass, the median salary for this role was $78,000 in 2021.
JHU’s MA in Science Writing program blends science journalism with creative writing. You can build creative nonfiction chops to tell science stories that leap off the page. While improving your craft, you’ll learn from practicing authors, editors, reporters, artists, and scientists with experience across the publishing world.
JHU offers 3 entry terms—during the spring, summer, and fall—and you can finish in 16 to 36 months. Learn more today.
Johns Hopkins University offers an online Master of Arts degree in Writing to the nontraditional student. Through this innovative and rigorous program, students are able to study at their own pace with the flexibility of a part-time format. Two concentrations offered include Fiction and Nonfiction writing, paired with a myriad of courses including but not limited to:
- Travel Writing
- Novel Writing
- Screenwriting
- Poetry
- Investigative Journalism
Graduates of this program are successfully published authors in a variety of national journals, magazines, and books. Studies include voice, place, revision, identity, and much more. Classroom culture within this program curates encouragement, risk-taking, and clear, individual feedback. Become a thoughtful, poignant, and unique writer through an online MA in Writing with Johns Hopkins University.
Established in 1962, the Johns Hopkins Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) Program has gained national recognition for the quality of its teaching and the breadth of its course offerings.
The Johns Hopkins Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) is a unique, non-traditional graduate degree. Whereas most graduate programs ask you to become more and more specialized, the MLA expects you to both broaden and deepen your educational experience.
As an MLA student, you’ll work with an advisor to tailor the program to your own professional and intellectual interests, exploring fields including history, religion, literature, philosophy, political science, the humanities, music, art history and the performing arts. The program consists of ten courses and includes a capstone experience involving a graduate project, internship, or portfolio option. You’ll explore a world of knowledge by taking your own path, and developing your own way of knowing.
The program appeals to students who want to broaden their intellectual horizons or professional advancement—especially teachers specializing in content areas like world culture, literature, history, philosophy, and science.
Business
The Graduate Certificate in Government Analytics from Johns Hopkins University provides skills and techniques to improve policy-making effectiveness in government organizations. With this online data science program, students learn how to complete complex data analyses, draw conclusions, and communicate results to various audiences. Coursework features cutting-edge tools and technology to help address policy challenges in both the public and private sectors.
This online business analytics certificate offers elective options in specialty areas including:
- Statistical analysis
- Geospatial analysis
- Political behavior and policy analysis
- Public management
The Master of Arts in Communication from Johns Hopkins University offers practical, modern skills that will prepare you to take on leadership roles in your field. This versatile program can benefit professionals across sectors, with successful graduates serving as managers, directors, vice presidents, presidents, and other leaders in a variety of industries.
Students learn about the social science of communication, which can be utilized to create more effective messaging and strategic communication programs. Courses help prepare you to conduct, evaluate, and use research to achieve objectives. Program tracks are available in either Research or Strategic Planning. Additionally, you may choose to add a concentration from one of the following:
- Public and Media Relations
- Political Communication
- Health Communication
- Digital Communication
- Corporate and Nonprofit Communication
- Applied Research in Communication
Johns Hopkins University offers an online Master of Arts in Non-Profit Management that provides all the skills necessary to lead a successful nonprofit organization. Courses focus on key leadership, management, and organizational skills.
This master’s degree in nonprofit management online prepares you with skills in fundraising, grant writing, strategic planning, project management, and more. You will also learn how to work with international mission-based organizations. A capstone seminar allows you to focus on a contemporary real-world problem in the nonprofit sector.
Graduates can utilize their skills in settings such as:
- Foundations
- Think tanks
- Educational institutions
- Hospitals
- Museums
- Environmental organizations
- Human rights and animal rights organizations
- Religious institutions
The Master of Arts in Public Management from Johns Hopkins University enables you to be a strategic manager. Students will discover the fundamentals of public management: policy analysis and evaluation, financial management, economics and financial policy, and public policy and administration.
The curriculum of this online public administration degree provides insights into management at all levels of government. Coursework challenges you to tackle complex public policy and management issues using the latest theories, scientific findings, and management methods. Graduates will be prepared to design, evaluate, and experiment with policies regarding their ability to meet public priorities.
Johns Hopkins University offers an opportunity to earn a Master of Science in Applied Economics online, alongside a graduate certificate in either Financial Management or Investments. This dual degree option allows you to gain advanced foundational knowledge in finance while specializing in the area of your choice and eliminating the educational overlap between the two.
In this online finance master’s degree, you will learn how to better leverage the theoretical and practical connections between finance and economics. Courses cover topics in micro- and macro-economic theory and policy, statistics, econometrics, and financial economics.
The Graduate Certificate in Financial Management examines subjects including financial modeling, valuation, and corporate governance. Meanwhile, the Graduate Certificate in Investments explores topics such as derivatives, fixed income, and investments.
The global economy is vast and constantly changing. With the Master of Science in Financial Economics program from Johns Hopkins University, you can develop the expertise to analyze complex economic conditions. As a result, you’ll qualify for in-demand roles where you help improve financial decision-making in the public or private sector.
Johns Hopkins offers one of the only MS in Financial Economics degrees that you can pursue entirely online or on campus. No matter the option you choose, you will learn from well-respected economists with expertise spanning every corner of the finance industry. Their experience includes leadership roles with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Freddie Mac, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Because financial economics offers a wealth of career opportunities, this program lets you focus on the quantitative skills that apply wherever your career ambitions may lead. Tailor your learning experience by selecting from three time-series analysis courses in macroeconometrics, macroeconomic forecasting, and financial economics. You can also choose electives that explore machine learning, international finance, labor economics, the economics of healthcare, and other specialties.
Get started now to earn the MS in Financial Economics degree in 12 to 24 months. You’ll prepare for economist roles across the financial sector, which offer a median salary of $129,060 per year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Advance the leadership talents you need to guide your organization to long-term success with the MS in Organizational Leadership program from Johns Hopkins University. Our 100% online program includes 10 courses you can complete in 2 years. Designed for ambitious professionals, this program offers the flexibility to meet your school, career, and life commitments. Learn from leaders with experience overseeing teams in the public and private sectors as you prepare to do the same. Find out more.
Computer Science & IT
Organizations in the public and private sectors rely on leaders with the analytical expertise to solve policy challenges. Prepare for these in-demand roles with the Master of Science in Data Analytics and Policy program from Johns Hopkins University’s Advanced Academic Programs division.
In this program, you’ll learn emerging data practices in courses led by data scientists, policy analysts, and other scholar-practitioners. The core coursework includes Programming and Data Management, Data Visualization, and Quantitative Methods. You can also customize the degree by choosing various electives or an optional area of concentration: Statistical Analysis, Geospatial Analysis, Political Behavior and Policy Analysis, or Public Management.
By pursuing the MS in Data Analytics and Policy, you can prepare for lucrative positions demanding data analytics acumen. Opportunities you can pursue after finishing the program include operations, market research, and management analyst roles. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, openings for these positions are on track to grow faster than other occupations from 2020 to 2030.
Johns Hopkins University offers this master’s program 100% online. This format gives you the flexibility to thrive in class and your career. You can take classes part- or full-time to complete the 12 courses in 16–24 months.
Become a professional on the edge of the geospatial revolution with this online MS in GIS from Johns Hopkins. You’ll become a leader in this innovative field, acquiring your degree from one of the top schools in the nation. Curriculum, with a balance of core classes and electives, emphasizes all aspects of geographic data and its related programming. You’ll study analytics, organization, visualization and management. After earning this online GIS master’s, you’ll be ready to take on high profile roles in science, private business, and all levels of government. There are two focused tracks available in Core Geospatial Technology and Geospatial Data Science, as well. Core curriculum usually integrates:
- Spatial Analytics
- Programming in GIS
- Geospatial Statistics
Criminal Justice, Safety & Law
You can gain expertise in 21st-century security challenges with the Master of Arts in Global Security Studies from Johns Hopkins University. The online cybersecurity degree focuses on such areas as:
- Irregular warfare
- Strategic studies
- Energy and environmental security
- Military innovation and adaptation
Through the online homeland security master’s degree program, you build analytical skills. Graduates possess the intellectual preparedness to address complexities in our modern security environment.
You can join the intelligence community with the Master of Science in Intelligence Analysis from Johns Hopkins University. The online homeland security degree offers such electives as:
- Legal issues in intelligence
- Intelligence and counterterrorism
- Intelligence in the Five Eyes Community
- Intelligence to secure the homeland and hometown
Through the online homeland security master’s degree program, you develop critical thinking and analytical skills. Graduates find success working in the private and public sectors within the intelligence sector.
Healthcare
Johns Hopkins University has a legacy of innovation and now offers you the Master of Science in Regenerative and Stem Cell Technologies degree, which you can pursue almost entirely online.
In this program, JHU’s experienced instructors enable you to acquire the scientific expertise and technical mastery needed to thrive in this emerging field. The coursework helps you develop foundational knowledge in genetics, cell biology, tissue engineering, and research ethics. From there, you can customize the program for your desired career path by selecting from an array of electives. For instance, you can delve further into immunology, pharmacology, recombinant DNA, or personalized medicine.
Johns Hopkins designed this program for busy professionals who want to advance immediately in this competitive field. You will complete nearly all of the coursework online, getting the flexibility to continue meeting your work and life commitments. The program also includes a brief residency at the Baltimore Homewood Campus, where you will learn stem cell cultivation methods alongside JHU’s research faculty and your classmates.
Discover what you can achieve in the online MS in Regenerative and Stem Cell Technologies program. You can complete the program in 24 to 36 months to qualify for careers with medical research, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical organizations. Roles to pursue after earning this degree include biological research associate and lab manager.
Math & Science
The online Master of Biotechnology Enterprise & Entrepreneurship program is designed to meet the evolving demands of the biotechnology industry by equipping professionals with a unique blend of scientific expertise and business acumen. In this program, biotechnology professionals are prepared for roles beyond the laboratory.
The curriculum is crafted to foster interdisciplinary skills, enabling graduates to tackle the multifaceted challenges of the biotechnology industry. Graduates of this program emerge with the ability to develop and implement leadership strategies that leverage the diverse aspects of biotechnology, construct comprehensive business plans, apply specialized financial knowledge, and communicate effectively in both scientific and business contexts.
Core coursework in this online master’s in biotechnology covers:
- Biotechnology enterprise
- Translational biotechnology
- Marketing aspects of biotechnology
- Finance for biotechnology
- Ethical, legal, and regulatory issues in biotechnology
The online Master of Science in Bioinformatics is a cutting-edge graduate program designed to equip professionals with the skills and knowledge to excel in bioinformatics. This comprehensive program integrates computer science, bioscience, and bioinformatics, providing students with a well-rounded education.
Within the master’s in biotechnology online, students gain the ability to critically assess both contemporary and classic research in molecular biology, harness public databases for data analysis in a biological context, implement sequence alignment tools to uncover the deeper intricacies of biological data, and develop bioinformatics solutions to address real-world biological challenges. Moreover, students acquire proficiency in writing computer programs in various languages to construct biological databases and design deployable computer algorithms, making them well-prepared for impactful contributions to the field of bioinformatics.
Students may take courses such as:
- Epigenetics, Gene Organization & Expression
- Biological Databases and Database Tools
- Next Generation DNA Sequencing and Analysis
- Neural Networks
The online Master of Science in Biotechnology is designed to equip students with the expertise required for a successful career in the field, while also providing a valuable opportunity for biotechnology professionals to achieve career advancement. This program strikes a balance between theoretical knowledge and practical application, ensuring that graduates are well-prepared to excel in real-world scenarios.
By the program’s conclusion, students will be able to assess diverse methods and technologies in biochemistry, apply cutting-edge knowledge and skills in molecular biology, and leverage fundamental concepts in cellular biology to address real-world challenges. Coursework prepares students to critically evaluate scientific information. Graduates will be equipped to communicate scientific findings effectively and collaborate in diverse teams to achieve common objectives.
Students can choose one of the following concentrations:
- Biodefense
- Bioinformatics
- Biotechnology Enterprise
- Molecular Targets and Drug Discovery
- Regulatory Affairs
- Regenerative and Stem Cell Technologies
The online Master of Science in Energy Policy & Climate is designed to prepare professionals to tackle climate change challenges and navigate the evolving energy landscape. Graduates will possess a deep understanding of climate science, its impact on natural and human systems, vulnerabilities, and mitigation and adaptation strategies. They will also grasp energy production, delivery, and consumption dynamics, from traditional systems to renewable alternatives, and their implications for climate change.
The program emphasizes technical and management skills, fostering ethical leaders capable of driving societal responses to climate change and advancing sustainable energy production. Students will gain expertise in policy strategies at all levels, from local to international, and develop an awareness of U.S. and global responses to climate change, as well as energy policymaking.
The online Master of Science in Environmental Sciences & Policy offers a comprehensive and unique approach to addressing pressing global challenges such as climate change, habitat loss, and air pollution. With a strong emphasis on the intersection of science and policy, this program teaches students the scientific principles underpinning environmental issues while also providing an understanding of the political, ethical, economic, legal, and historical contexts that shape environmental policy.
Graduates of this environmental science master’s online emerge as change agents and leaders capable of making a positive impact in both public and private organizations dedicated to environmental preservation. The program’s flexible curriculum allows students to tailor their educational journey to their specific interests, whether they come from a scientific background or seek to transition into environmental science and policy.
Core courses cover a wide array of topics, including:
- Geology
- Hydrology
- Ecology
- Oceanography
- Meteorology
- Geographic Information Systems
- Policymaking
The online Master of Science in Individualized Genomics & Health program equips students for careers in healthcare bioinformatics. This field demands expertise in bioinformatics, bioscience, regulation, policy, and ethics, all provided in this online biomedical science degree.
Students can tailor their education with a concentration or personalized electives. This 10-course program offers part-time or full-time options. Graduates will excel in explaining the genetic basis of diseases, analyzing vast datasets for patterns, using statistics in biological contexts, applying diverse biotechnology skills, and effective scientific communication and teamwork in a diverse environment.
While not required, students have the option of adding a concentration in one of the following areas:
- Laboratory Diagnostics
- Genomics
- Regulatory/Policy
The online Master of Science in Regulatory Science program is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the regulatory field, which plays a crucial role in overseeing the development and compliance of medical products globally. This program offers a comprehensive curriculum that prepares students to address the challenges of the industry, ensuring they are well-versed in the regulation of medical products in both the U.S. and internationally.
Graduates of this program will have the expertise to make informed regulatory and clinical recommendations, understand the relationships between clinical trials and product approval, and apply regulatory guidance to clinical trials. Students also learn how to formulate regulatory strategies, assess Good Manufacturing Practices compliance, and integrate scientific principles into product development. This online biomedical science degree program positions students to become leaders in the dynamic field of regulatory science.