Medical Ethics

Types of Degrees Medical Ethics Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many bioethics/medical ethics graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	3,910
Bachelor’s Degree	381
Graduate Certificate	370
Doctor’s Degree	182
Basic Certificate	111
Associate Degree	89
Undergraduate Certificate	13

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Ethics?

This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 316 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in bioethics/medical ethics in 2021, making it rank #232 in popularity. The major attracts more women than men. About 82% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of medical ethics majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	36
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	116
White	140
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Geographic Diversity

Medical Ethics appeals to people across the globe. About 1.3% of those with this major are international students.

Online Medical Ethics Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	3	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	4	0
Bachelor’s Degree	99	41
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	220	90
Post-Master’s	120	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	24	10
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	4	2
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	2	2

Majors Related to Medical Ethics

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to medical ethics.

Major	Number of Grads
Nursing	308,114
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	88,809
Allied Health Professions	85,413
Health & Medical Administrative Services	85,302
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	79,189
Public Health	42,551
Health Sciences & Services	35,887
Mental & Social Health Services	31,550
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	29,934
Medicine	29,206
Dental Support Services	25,040
Communication Sciences	23,288
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	19,017
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	18,729
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	10,516
Health/Medical Prep Programs	9,413
Other Health Professions	7,387
Dentistry	6,961
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	5,644
Alternative Medicine & Systems	3,431
Chiropractic	2,698
Medical Illustration & Informatics	2,689
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies	2,244
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	1,845
Optometry	1,789
Medical Science	1,090
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	760
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	468
Alternative Medical Support Services	136
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies	116

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.