Bioethics/Medical Ethics

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	401
Graduate Certificate	143
Bachelor’s Degree	79
Doctor’s Degree	32
Undergraduate Certificate	6
Basic Certificate	2

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

This major is dominated by women with about 89% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of medical ethics majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Medical Ethics, too. About 1.3% of those with this major are international students.

Online Bioethics/Medical Ethics Programs

In 2020-2021, 57 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)	1	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	0	0
Bachelor’s Degree	28	3
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	35	3
Post-Master’s	4	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	6	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	2	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	1	1

Majors Related to Bioethics/Medical Ethics

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to medical ethics.

Major	Number of Grads
Medical/Health Humanities	281
Health Professions Education	29
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities (Other)	3
Arts in Medicine/Health	0

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.