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health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other)

Any instructional program in health professions education, ethics, and humanities not listed above.

Types of Degrees health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) have the option of earning degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Master’s Degree	101

What health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) Majors Need to Know

Programs in health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) build a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Administration and Management — Importance 4.7 / 5; level 5.5 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.5 / 7.
• Personnel and Human Resources — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 5.5 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set built by a health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 4 / 5; level 4 / 7.
• Monitoring — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 4 / 5; level 4 / 7.
• Deductive Reasoning — Importance 4 / 5; level 4 / 7.
• Problem Sensitivity — Importance 4 / 5; level 4 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.6 / 7
Working with Computers	4.6 / 7
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	4.5 / 7
Coaching and Developing Others	4.5 / 7
Getting Information	4.5 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.4 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.4 / 7
Analyzing Data or Information	4.4 / 7
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others	4.3 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.3 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Emdeon HealthPro	Medical software	—
R	Object or component oriented development software	—
Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management	Project management software	—
Microsoft Dynamics	Enterprise resource planning ERP software	—
LinkedIn	Web page creation and editing software	—
Relative Values for Physicians	Analytical or scientific software	—
Microsoft Publisher	Desktop publishing software	—
Google Sheets	Spreadsheet software	—
Apache Maven	Development environment software	—
AcuStaf	Calendar and scheduling software	—
Oracle PeopleSoft Financials	Enterprise resource planning ERP software	—
Bed Management Suite	Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) graduates include:

• College Instructor
• Military Science Teacher
• Survey Research Teacher
• Assistant Professor
• Interdisciplinary Professor
• Flight Teacher
• Braille Teacher
• Naval Science Teacher
• Medical Secretary Teacher
• Faculty Member
• Flight Simulation Instructor
• Instructor
• Humanities Teacher
• Liberal Arts Teacher
• Urban Planning Teacher

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Bachelor’s degree	46.4%
Master’s degree	21.4%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	10.7%
Postsecondary certificate	7.1%
High school diploma or equivalent	3.6%
Post-doctoral training	3.6%
Some college courses	3.6%
First professional degree	3.6%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other)?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 70.3% of health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	71	70.3%
Men	30	29.7%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	80	79.2%
Asian	7	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6	5.9%
Black or African American	1	1.0%
Two or More Races	1	1.0%
Race Unknown	5	5.0%
International Students	1	1.0%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) Graduates Earn?

College Scorecard reports median earnings of health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. These numbers tend to grow steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$91,596
4 years	$89,352
5 years	$98,782

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $98,782 — roughly 8% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Is a Degree in health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) Worth It?

On the earnings side, the federal earnings tracker, health professions education, ethics, and humanities (other) graduates earn a median of $89,352 four years after completion — roughly 135% above the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000).

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	5,250
Nursing Education	3,933
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	2,571
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	757
Medical/Health Humanities	352
Clinical Research Coordinator	347
Health Professions Education	102
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy	20
Arts in Medicine/Health	5
History of Medicine	—
Clinical Nurse Leader	—

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.