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2024 Best Ethics Schools

4 Colleges in the United States
150 Ethics Degrees Awarded
Ethics degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #934 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Ethics Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 150 degrees in ethics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Ethics School

Best Ethics Schools Your choice of ethics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Ethics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Ethics Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Ethics
Master's Degrees in 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 Ethics Schools 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 Ethics in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of ethics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Schools in Ethics

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a degree in ethics. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 ethics students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

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American University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
4.8% Growth in Graduates

American University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in ethics. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were about 21 ethics students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in ethics needs to look into University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 6 ethics students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

Every student pursuing a degree in ethics has to take a look at Fordham University. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

There were about 8 ethics students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
62 Ethics Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of Washington - Bothell Campus if you want to pursue a degree in ethics. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of Bothell. This university ranks 50th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 62 ethics students who graduated with this degree at UW Bothell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ethics by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Ethics is one of 4 different types of Philosophy programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Philosophy 9,487
Other Philosophy 297
Applied & Professional Ethics 98
Logic 22

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