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Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Harvard University

Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a medical ethics school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical ethics program.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Bioethics/Medical Ethics section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Bioethics/Medical Ethics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Medical Ethics

Harvard Bioethics/Medical Ethics Rankings

Medical Ethics Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical ethics majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Program

75% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of medical ethics master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in medical ethics each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in medical ethics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 25
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Bioethics/Medical Ethics

If you plan to be a medical ethics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 34

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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