by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 5,115 people earned their degree in bioethics/medical ethics, making the major the 133rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, bioethics/medical ethics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,334 and had an average of $18,277 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 316 bioethics/medical ethics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. That schools that top this list have a program in bioethics/medical ethics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Hiram College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hiram is a small school located in Hiram, Ohio that handed out 12 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, American Jewish University landed the #2 spot on the list. AJU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Richmond. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major. University of Richmond is a small private not-for-profit school situated in University of Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 43 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major list. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 158 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major. HBU is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
Rhodes College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Rhodes College
Misericordia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major ranking, coming in at #7. Misericordia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Misericordia University
Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major ranking. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 43 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major ranking, coming in at #9. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical ethics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Rochester landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at University of Rochester
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s medical ethics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Stephen F Austin State University
University of Miami landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major ranking. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 1 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Bioethics/Medical Ethics at University of Miami
Juniata College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major ranking, coming in at #13. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical ethics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Brown University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Westminster College Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major ranking, coming in at #13. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical ethics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Westminster College Utah
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