by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Medical/Health Humanities. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Bioethics/Medical Ethics is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Baylor University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in medical ethics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Baylor was ranked #18 on College Factual's Best Schools for medical ethics list. It is also ranked #1 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for Baylor.
Part-time undergraduates at Baylor paid an average of $1,856 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $44,544 | $44,544 |
| Fees | $4,702 | $4,702 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,284 | $1,284 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,274 | $13,274 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,276 | $3,276 |
Learn more about Baylor tuition and fees.
Baylor does not offer an online option for its medical ethics bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Baylor Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in medical ethics in 2019-2020, 80.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 44.2% of the medical ethics bachelor’s degrees at Baylor in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 63%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical/Health Humanities | 52 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to bioethics/medical ethics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 93 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 1 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 124 |
| Public Health | 39 |
| Nursing | 281 |
*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.
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