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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioethics/Medical Ethics in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Ranked Colleges
490 Degrees Awarded
$38,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 589 bioethics/medical ethics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $58,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 490 bioethics/medical ethics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree medical ethics students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioethics/Medical Ethics in the Middle Atlantic Region

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 masters’s medical ethics degrees in 2019-2020.

LECOM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at LECOM are $13,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

#2

Albany Medical College

Albany, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany Medical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s medical ethics degrees in 2019-2020.

AMC Albany also made our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Albany Medical College are $29,117.

Full AMC Albany Bioethics/Medical Ethics Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #3 spot on the list. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 masters’s medical ethics degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #8 spot in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Temple University

#4

Yeshiva University

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yeshiva University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s medical ethics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yeshiva, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yeshiva University are $35,100, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Yeshiva Bioethics/Medical Ethics Report

#5

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Potsdam, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical ethics degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clarkson, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson University are $34,232, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Clarkson

#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #6, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 31 masters’s medical ethics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at University of Pennsylvania

#10 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 masters’s medical ethics degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Bioethics/Medical Ethics Report

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 57 masters’s medical ethics degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Columbia

#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

University of Rochester did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 20 masters’s medical ethics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Bioethics/Medical Ethics at University of Rochester

#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 4 masters’s medical ethics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree medical ethics students list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425.

Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Johns Hopkins University

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Notes and References

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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