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Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Northwestern University

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. We've also included details on how Northwestern ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in medical ethics.

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• Available Degrees

Bioethics/Medical Ethics Degrees Available at Northwestern

• Master’s Degree in Medical Ethics

Northwestern Medical Ethics Rankings

The bachelor's program at Northwestern was ranked #6 on College Factual's Best Schools for medical ethics list.

Popularity of Medical Ethics at Northwestern

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in medical ethics from Northwestern. This makes it the #19 most popular school for medical ethics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Northwestern Medical Ethics Students

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

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Bioethics/Medical Ethics from Northwestern in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

The majority of the students with this major are white. About 67% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in medical ethics.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	0

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.