2024 Best Ethics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Ethics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 41 degrees in ethics to qualified students.

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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 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 Ethics in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Ethics

1

American University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in ethics needs to look into American University. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a degree in ethics from American University

2

Fordham University
Bronx, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Fordham University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in ethics. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in ethics from Fordham University

Best Ethics Colleges by State

Explore the best ethics schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	8
Pennsylvania	978	0
Maryland	618	0
District of Columbia	441	21

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Ethics Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	1,792
Other Philosophy	173
Applied & Professional Ethics	48
Logic	15

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.