by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Bioethics/Medical Ethics is the 133rd most popular major in the country with 5,115 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 180 bioethics/medical ethics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. To top this list, a school must have a successful bioethics/medical ethics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree medical ethics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Logan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate list. Logan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chesterfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, 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 Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #3 spot on the list. Duquesne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 Duquesne University
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Albany Medical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Albany, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s medical ethics students in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate. Saint Louis University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s medical ethics degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drew University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate list. Drew is located in Madison, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s medical ethics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Drew University
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate list. Located in Galveston, Texas, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medical ethics students 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Medical Branch Bioethics/Medical Ethics Report
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate ranking. Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is located in Provo, Utah and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s medical ethics degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Case Western Reserve University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 42 doctorate’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Campbell University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate list. This medium-sized school is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bellarmine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate ranking. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 0 doctorate’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Bellarmine University
With a ranking of #8, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Medical Ethics Major for a Doctorate list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s medical ethics students 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%.
Full University of South Dakota Bioethics/Medical Ethics Report
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