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Bioethics/Medical Ethics

316 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
4,105 Master's Degrees Annually
#17 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Bioethics/Medical Ethics Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many bioethics/medical ethics graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 4,109
Graduate Certificate 395
Bachelor’s Degree 316
Doctor’s Degree 180
Associate Degree 72
Undergraduate Certificate 33
Basic Certificate 10

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

316 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
81% Percent Women
65% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This is one of the most frequently chosen healthcare majors. It is the 17th most popular in the country with 316 students graduating with a bachelor’s in medical ethics in 2021. The major attracts more women than men. About 81% 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:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 25
Black or African American 37
Hispanic or Latino 122
White 99
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 29

Geographic Diversity

Medical Ethics appeals to people across the globe. About 1.3% of those with this major are international students. The most popular countries for students from outside the country are:

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Canada
  • Nigeria
  • Romania
  • Italy

Bachelor’s Degree Starting Salary

Data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated in 2017-2019 with a bachelor’s degree made a median starting salary of $28,988 per year. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $26,350 (25th percentile) and $31,626 (75th percentile).

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We don’t know for sure if all of these people took jobs related to medical ethics so take that into consideration.

Online Bioethics/Medical Ethics Programs

In 2020-2021, 318 schools offered a medical ethics program of some type. 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 85 25
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 210 77
Post-Master’s 115 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 21 5
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 5 1
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 2 2

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Major Number of Grads
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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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