Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Northwestern University

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 medical ethics majors earned their master's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	6

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.