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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioethics/Medical Ethics

5 Ranked Colleges
204 Degrees Awarded
$21,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,219 people earned their degree in bioethics/medical ethics, making the major the 278th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, bioethics/medical ethics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,700 and had an average of $56,912 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 204 bioethics/medical ethics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality bioethics/medical ethics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the bioethics/medical ethics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Provo, Utah, this small private for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medical ethics students in 2019-2020.

RMUoHP also made our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions are $14,867.

Read full report on Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate. SLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at SLU

#3

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medical ethics students in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago also took the #3 spot in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Loyola Chicago

#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #4 spot on the list. Duquesne University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s medical ethics degrees to qualified students.

Duquesne also made our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne are $24,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Duquesne

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate. This small school is located in Galveston, Texas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s medical ethics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree medical ethics students list, UTMB Galveston has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTMB Galveston are $17,500.

Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at The University of Texas Medical Branch

#5

Albany Medical College

Albany, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Albany Medical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Albany, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medical ethics students in 2019-2020.

AMC Albany also took the #4 spot in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at AMC Albany are $29,117.

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References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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