by our College Data Analytics Team
[Bioethics/Medical Ethics](/majors/health-care-professions/bioethics-medical-ethics/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong bioethics/medical ethics education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 6 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value bioethics/medical ethics schools.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the bioethics/medical ethics degrees they offer, see the list below.
For return on investment in bioethics/medical ethics, no school beat Western Governors University this year. Set in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Western Governors University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,658. Typical student debt for bioethics/medical ethics graduates is $23,277. Early-career bioethics/medical ethics graduates make about $74,771. That is a strong return on a $23,277 median debt.
This ranking is produced 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 · 6 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
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