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2026 Best Value Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

[Bioethics/Medical Ethics](/majors/health-care-professions/bioethics-medical-ethics/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

College Factual analyzed 9 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value bioethics/medical ethics schools.

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• Best Value Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2026 Best Value Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the bioethics/medical ethics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools

1

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

$8,658 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,277 Avg Student Debt

$60,615 Median Earnings (10yr)

Western Governors University earned the #1 spot for value among bioethics/medical ethics schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Western Governors University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $8,658 in tuition and fees. Bioethics/medical Ethics graduates carry a median of $23,277 in student loans. Bioethics/medical Ethics graduates of Western Governors University earn a median of $74,771 early in their careers. Set against $23,277 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Regis University
Denver, CO

$28,140 In-State Tuition & Fees

$31,773 Avg Student Debt

$72,105 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Regis University earned it the #2 place for bioethics/medical ethics. Regis University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $28,140. Typical student debt for bioethics/medical ethics graduates is $31,773. Soon after graduation, bioethics/medical ethics degree recipients from Regis University generally make around $89,979. That is a strong return on a $31,773 median debt. The acceptance rate is 86%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 9 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.