Johns Hopkins University Reviews

  • 198 Reviews
  • Baltimore (MD)
  • Annual Tuition: $60,480
98% of 198 students said this degree improved their career prospects
91% of 198 students said they would recommend this school to others
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Student & Graduate Reviews

Ashley Harper
  • Reviewed: 3/27/2013
  • Degree: Biomedical Engineering
"The workload varies by professor. A few professors are very helpful, however for the most part, I found them inaccessible and unwilling to help students. The career center is also not that great. I've been waiting for the scholarship application page to be updated for this year, but it has been completely removed and classes are almost $3700 per course. I guess it's all worth having a JHU degree."
Michelle Jenije
  • Reviewed: 3/22/2013
  • Degree: Social Sciences
"My graduate program is highly acclaimed for its renown professors, course selection, and access to the various resources unique to DC. The work challenging and rewarding. It is highly competitive to be admitted to this program, however once admitted, the atmosphere is one of support from students and staff. The prestigiousness of this institution comes with a hefty price."
Shayna Dooling
  • Reviewed: 3/20/2013
  • Degree: Public Health
"The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is an incredible school. There are a number of research and educational opportunities for students. The faculty is very supportive and approachable. Everyone is warm and welcoming and the school has a very strong presence in the local community."
Brian Brown
  • Reviewed: 3/15/2013
  • Degree: Sociology
"Great school with interesting faculty and program of research. Could do more to meaningfully forge connections with the city of Baltimore at large(although a great deal of worth while effort has been starting to be put forth in this realm)."
Zhendan Zhu
  • Reviewed: 3/15/2013
  • Degree: Engineering
"It is a very competitive program among all the programs in financial math. Most of us has experienced a very tough time in the rigorous training in all the related quantitative disciplines. The program director is very responsible and easy going, you can knock in his door any time during the office hour. The Chairman of the Department is very warm-hearted, and he will do anything to make us getting familiar with each other and develop a close relationship as a big family."
Yan Ma
  • Reviewed: 3/14/2013
  • Degree: Healthcare Management
"There is very little financial support from the school to international students. The very few scholarships are given to mostly students with medical background, which is quite unfair. Because the government has already subsdiced the education of medical school, and they have many scholarships within their field that students from other schools cannot receive."
Angelina Camacho
  • Reviewed: 3/9/2013
  • Degree: Liberal Arts
"The AAP GSS program at JHU is filled with people from all different industries in the DC/VA/MD area. The exposure to a wide variety of subject areas is essential to the success of this program. The type of extra activities that the program organizes from employer tours to weekly symposiums from field experts, creates a rich environment for learning. The DC area is expensive so with that, the courses are also expensive. Overall, I am extremely happy I picked this program and cannot wait to be able to brag that I am a graduate from Johns Hopkins in the near future!"
James Magruder
  • Reviewed: 2/28/2013
  • Degree: Art & Design
"The program is mostly young, white women studying subjects from the Renaissance on. However, the rich resources and opportunities for work at local museums makes this a great place to pursue those fields. The five years of guaranteed funding is great, although you'll need another year or two of outside scholarship to finish the dissertation. Unfortunately, the department does not have regular interaction or cooperation with other departments."
Weijiang Shen
  • Reviewed: 2/21/2013
  • Degree: Public Health
"Pros - professors are at the top of their profession, strong academic value, small class size Cons - fast paced classes, area surrounding school is not the best"
Lindsey Clopp
  • Reviewed: 2/21/2013
  • Degree: Public Health
"The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of public health is the best and oldest school of public health in the world and they are not afraid to remind you of that. Classes take place in 8 week sessions where you are expected to cram as much in to your brain as possible and then be tested on it. The real wealth of resources at Hopkins lies in its faculty connections to professionals all over the world and the opportunities that these connections can offer you. The key is to make these connections and milk them for all that they are worth."
Anna Talaga
  • Reviewed: 2/6/2013
  • Degree: Biology
"The university itself has incredibly outdated facilities and technology (example: JHU just switched to Blackboard last year, the A/V equipment did not work every time I came into a room to teach, and the JHU e-mail system was an antiquated sytem that only allowed .5GB of e-mail space until last year). The university system is decentralized and it feels like the entire campus is separate entities with different rules. The Biology Department has a few good quality faculty members, and even more mediocre members. The classes are completely worthless, as few faculty members care much about teaching. The good news is that it is very affordable to live in Baltimore and the immediate vicinity of the Homewood Campus is somewhat safer than the rest of Baltimore. Baltimore is a great city."
Jessica Rosenberg
  • Reviewed: 2/2/2013
  • Degree: Liberal Studies
"Pros: excellent education, big name brand Cons: unsafe location, not very diverse"
Timothy Brennan
  • Reviewed: 1/30/2013
  • Degree: Public Policy
"Great program. Lots of work, but it's worth it."
Jiaxiong Yao
  • Reviewed: 1/17/2013
  • Degree: Economics
"We only have a small number of faculty when one considers a sub-field of economics. On the other hand, a small department is great in that it is easy to approach faculty members."
Kyle Hoban
  • Reviewed: 1/16/2013
  • Degree: Biology
"The CMDB PhD program at Johns Hopkins is excellent. The faculty are world-class investigators and the training received prepares students for a career in academia extremely well. However, the surrounding area leaves much to be desired, and it is actually very unsafe in some places that are not far from the campus."
Hananh Quinn
  • Reviewed: 1/16/2013
  • Degree: Biomedical Engineering
"I am a full-time employee at Johns Hopkins and I chose to go back to school to pursue a Masters degree in Biotechnology. The classes are very expensive and it has been difficult to afford more than 2 classes a year."
Sarah Grannemann
  • Reviewed: 1/16/2013
  • Degree: MBA
"This is a new program that is experiencing growing pains but I love being part of a new school that we can influence how it is growing. The student population is very international."
John Ford
  • Reviewed: 1/14/2013
  • Degree: Biomedical Engineering
"I am in a MS in Bioinformatics Program. I truly only have good things to say about it. I find it challenging and educational. So, I definitely think it is worth the cost."
Jenny Wang
  • Reviewed: 1/11/2013
  • Degree: Psychology
"The graduate program in PBS at Hopkins is in a relatively small size. But the department has an extremely strong faculty, and every student receives full attention from all the faculty members. Work load is quite a lot in terms of a PhD program, because we are expected to have knowledge of every topic covered by the department, which range from single neuron recording in monkeys to learning behavior in human babies. The program is generously supported in terms of technology, resources and financial aid. The only thing you need to think about while being in the program would be improving yourself as a researcher. Baltimore is actually quite a place to live in as a graduate student. It is diverse enough to have fun occasionally, and it's peaceful enough for you to focus on research. Overall, I feel really lucky to be in this program, and I highly recommend it."
Veronica Falconieri
  • Reviewed: 1/6/2013
  • Degree: Health Sciences
"This comment pertains to the Medical and Biological Illustration masters program. This program is the best in the medical illustration field, and benefits greatly from being part of one of the foremost medical schools in the US. It is more expensive than the other programs, but surpasses them by far in faculty quality, faculty-student ratio, student resources and space, and curriculum. Most of the cons relate to the location of the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus -- it is in the middle of a rougher part of Baltimore,, and though there is 24 hour security on every corner of the campus, thefts have still been known to happen. If you live in the apartments/dorms on campus, there is no convenient grocery store within walking distance. However, the quality of the program far outweighs the inconveniences of Baltimore, especially since it is only a 2 year program."