by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Bioethics/Medical Ethics. 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 University of Pennsylvania. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in medical ethics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UPenn paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,678 | $37,678 |
| Fees | $4,082 | $4,082 |
medical ethics who receive their master’s degree from UPenn make an average of $62,489 a year during the early days of their career. That is 26% higher than the national average of $49,700.
Online degrees for the UPenn medical ethics master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPenn Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.5% of the medical ethics students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 90.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.0% of the medical ethics master’s degrees at UPenn in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 31 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 3 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 103 |
| Medical Science | 25 |
| Public Health | 60 |
| Nursing | 371 |
*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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