Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Northwestern University

If you plan to study bioethics/medical ethics, take a look at what Northwestern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Bioethics/Medical Ethics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Ethics

Northwestern Bioethics/Medical Ethics Rankings

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Medical Ethics Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Bioethics/Medical Ethics from Northwestern in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in medical ethics each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 56% more men than average.

Of the students who received a medical ethics master's degree from Northwestern, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Science

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.