by our College Data Analytics TeamBioethics/Medical Ethics is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in medical ethics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Columbia paid an average of $1,974 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,024 | $49,024 |
| Fees | $2,170 | $2,170 |
The median early career salary of medical ethics students who receive their master’s degree from Columbia is $69,338 per year. That is 40% higher than the national average of $49,700.
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Of the students who received their master’s degree in medical ethics in 2019-2020, 75.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 90.5%.
Around 31.6% of medical ethics master’s degree recipients at Columbia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 32 |
| Medical/Health Humanities | 25 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to bioethics/medical ethics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 16 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 108 |
| Public Health | 345 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 53 |
| Nursing | 277 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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