Johns Hopkins University Online Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence

Johns Hopkins' online Master of Science in AI is one of the strongest names on our online AI master's list. It's also not cheap: the school's own figure for ten courses taken in one academic year is $56,200. The program is for people who already have an engineering or computer science background and can handle calculus, linear algebra, probability, statistics and Python.

This degree is run by the Whiting School of Engineering's Engineering for Professionals program at Johns Hopkins University, a private nonprofit research university in Baltimore, Maryland. The program page calls it one of the nation's first online AI master's programs, and the courses are fully online.

You complete ten graduate courses, 30 credits, within five years. That five-year window is what makes it workable for someone with a full-time job: you can take one course at a time and still finish.

Johns Hopkins brings a strong outcomes record, with 50 master's awards under the AI code we track and a 94% graduation rate across the university.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

The degree is ten courses, 30 credits. Courses named on the program page include AI Algorithm Design and Analysis, Creating AI-Enabled Systems, Applied Machine Learning, Introduction to Generative AI and Artificial Intelligence. The page also says courses go deep on areas such as robotics, natural language processing and image processing.

The five focus areas are Assured Autonomy, Decision and Leadership, Deep Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs) and Robotics. Pick the focus that matches the job you want, then ask how many of your ten courses it controls.

Courses the School Names

• AI Algorithm Design and Analysis
• Creating AI-Enabled Systems
• Applied Machine Learning
• Introduction to Generative AI
• Artificial Intelligence

Standout Features

• Developed with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; one of the nation's first online AI master's programs
• Five optional focus areas: Assured Autonomy, Decision and Leadership, Deep Learning, Large Language Models, Robotics
• Independent study courses in Artificial Intelligence available as electives
• Proficiency exam in Artificial Intelligence lets experienced students opt out of certain prerequisites

Who It Fits

• You have an engineering or computer science degree and want a rigorous AI master's you can take part time over several years.
• You want to specialize. Focus areas include Assured Autonomy, Decision and Leadership, Deep Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs) and Robotics.
• You can speak calculus, linear algebra, probability and statistics, and Python without brushing up first.
• Your employer may help with tuition, and the Johns Hopkins name carries weight in your field.

Who Should Skip It

• You're changing careers from a non-technical background. The admissions bar assumes engineering or computer science, plus the math and Python listed above.
• You need the lowest sticker price. Northeastern's online Applied AI master's lists $30,500 in estimated total tuition, for example.
• You want a short credential. The master's is ten courses, and the four-course graduate certificate is the shorter route into the same coursework.

Johns Hopkins prints graduate tuition of $5,620 per course for 2026-2027 after the Dean's fellowship, and $6,870 before it. The school's own total for ten three-credit courses taken within the 2026-2027 academic year is $56,200.

That total assumes the lower, fellowship-adjusted rate. Ask whether the fellowship applies to every student, and whether the rate holds in later years, since you may take several years to finish part time. Ask about fees too, because the tuition page figure is for courses only.

The program page describes the courses as fully online.

Because you have up to five years to finish ten courses, the pace is yours to set. Ask how many courses you can take at once, how often each course is offered, and whether a skipped term affects your deadline. That last point matters most if work or family may pause your studies for a semester.

You'd earn a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence from Johns Hopkins University. We haven't recorded a programmatic accreditation for it, and we don't claim one.

Typical admission includes a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and the catalog lists provisional admission for applicants who need to prove themselves first. If you only want part of the coursework, a four-course graduate certificate exists, and its courses count toward the master's if you continue.

Where this degree can lead: Data Scientist Jobs, Jobs You Can Get With an AI Degree.

• At $56,200 for ten courses taken in a single academic year, it costs well above Northeastern's online Applied AI master's at $30,500.
• The admissions bar is high, with a technical degree and four math and programming subjects expected.

• Does the Dean's fellowship rate of $5,620 per course apply to me, and for how many years?
• Which focus area gives me the most elective choice, and how many of the ten courses does it use?
• If my degree isn't in engineering or computer science, can I get provisional admission, and what would I need to prove?
• How often is each course offered online, and what happens if the one I need is full?
• What's the policy if I pause for a term and the five-year clock keeps running?
• Can I start with the graduate certificate and move into the master's without reapplying?

A private nonprofit research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Its Whiting School of Engineering runs the Engineering for Professionals online programs.

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