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2023 Most Popular Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools

81 Colleges
$27,334 Avg Salary
$18,277 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics School for You

In 2020-2021, 5,115 people earned a degree or certificate in bioethics/medical ethics, making the major the #128 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools ranking. This report analyzed 81 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Bioethics/Medical Ethics program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical ethics majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at San Antonio the most popular school in the United States for bioethics/medical ethics students. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best bioethics/medical ethics schools in the United States. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for bioethics/medical ethics students. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

Out of the 81 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the # 4 spot on the list. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of University of Richmond.

After completing their degree, medical ethics graduates from URichmond carry an average student debt load of $18,277.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The excellent programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best bioethics/medical ethics schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for bioethics/medical ethics students. It came in at #6 on the list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bioethics/medical ethics programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#9

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #9, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for bioethics/medical ethics students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools ranking. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bioethics/medical ethics programs. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for bioethics/medical ethics students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, KCU - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY
14 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY
15 Rhodes College Memphis, TN
15 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD

Bioethics/Medical Ethics by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 30 majors within the area of study, bioethics/medical ethics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Medical Ethics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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