by our College Data Analytics TeamBioethics/Medical Ethics is a concentration offered under the bioethics/medical ethics major at University of Pennsylvania. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in medical ethics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UPenn paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,678 | $37,678 |
| Fees | $4,082 | $4,082 |
UPenn does not offer an online option for its medical ethics master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPenn Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.5% of the medical ethics students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in medical ethics at UPenn in 2019-2020, 29.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
*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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