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2024 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

39 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
713 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded
A degree in bioethics/medical ethics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #133 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for bioethics/medical ethics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 713 degrees in bioethics/medical ethics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Bioethics/Medical Ethics School

Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The medical ethics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Bioethics/Medical Ethics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for bioethics/medical ethics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Bioethics/Medical Ethics Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Medical Ethics
Bachelor's Degrees in Medical Ethics
Master's Degrees in Medical Ethics
Doctor's Degrees in Medical Ethics

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Bioethics/Medical Ethics in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the medical ethics degree levels they offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Medical Ethics

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
41 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 41 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
70 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in bioethics/medical ethics has to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 70 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
31 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded

University of Rochester is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were about 31 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
20th Most Popular In NY

Teachers College at Columbia University is a great option for students interested in a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent data year.

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 14th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 12 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
76.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.More information about a degree in bioethics/medical ethics from Georgetown University

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
31 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded

SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. This university ranks 18th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 31 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC

Located in the large city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were about 12 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at University of the District of Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Colleges by State

Explore the best bioethics/medical ethics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 152
New York 333 304
Maryland 279 13
New Jersey 273 8
District of Columbia 188 14
Delaware 175 90

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One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Bioethics/Medical Ethics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Ethics Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 197
Medical/Health Humanities 57

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 42,404
Health & Medical Administrative Services 9,400
Allied Health Professions 8,947
Public Health 8,295
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 8,135
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 7,145
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 7,129
Medicine 6,384
Health Sciences & Services 5,991
Communication Sciences 4,106

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