by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Bioethics/Medical Ethics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Bioethics/Medical Ethics is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Pitt paid an average of $1,630 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $947 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $23,530 | $39,898 |
| Fees | $938 | $938 |
Online degrees for the Pitt medical ethics master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Pitt Online Learning page.
Women made up around 85.7% of the medical ethics students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 90.5%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in medical ethics at Pitt in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to bioethics/medical ethics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 48 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 6 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 32 |
| Allied Health Professions | 47 |
| Medical Science | 37 |
*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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