2024 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #91 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of bioethics/medical ethics. Combined, these schools handed out 51 doctor's degrees in bioethics/medical ethics to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to bioethics/medical ethics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of bioethics/medical ethics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt bioethics/medical ethics students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized bioethics/medical ethics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for bioethics/medical ethics students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Bioethics/Medical Ethics in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Medical Ethics

1

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

33 Annual Graduates

Capella University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in bioethics/medical ethics from Capella University

2

Logan University
Chesterfield, MO

13 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Logan University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Logan University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Chesterfield.More information about a doctorate in bioethics/medical ethics from Logan University

Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Colleges by State

Explore the best bioethics/medical ethics schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	122	18
Minnesota	120	33
South Dakota	45	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Ethics

Bioethics/Medical Ethics is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Medical Ethics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Health Professions Education	13
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Ethics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	2,453
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	1,891
Nursing	1,518
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	1,279
Chiropractic	1,114
Dentistry	559
Public Health	247
Health & Medical Administrative Services	130
Communication Sciences	129
Health Sciences & Services	92

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.