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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major in the Plains States Region

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650 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 742 bioethics/medical ethics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 650 bioethics/medical ethics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major in the Plains States Region

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

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioethics/Medical Ethics in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major in the Plains States Region list. KCU - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Bioethics/Medical Ethics at KCU - Kansas City

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University of Mary
Bismarck, North Dakota

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Mary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 20 masters’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #4 spot on the list. Creighton is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 11 masters’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Creighton University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major in the Plains States Region. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at UMKC

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s medical ethics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Saint Louis University

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Medical Ethics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s medical ethics degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UMN Twin Cities Bioethics/Medical Ethics Report

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