Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Johns Hopkins University

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

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 28,890 students attend the school each year.

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.

Johns Hopkins Bioethics/Medical Ethics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Ethics

Johns Hopkins Bioethics/Medical Ethics Rankings

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Medical Ethics Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 medical ethics majors earned their master's degree from Johns Hopkins. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in medical ethics each year. Johns Hopkins does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a medical ethics master's degree from Johns Hopkins, 75% 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 Johns Hopkins University with a master's in medical ethics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Johns Hopkins University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	17

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Other Health Professions
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 Lester Spence under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.