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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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

Of the 34 medical ethics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in medical ethics each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Dentistry
• Medical Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

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 Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.