2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioethics/Medical Ethics (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 611 people earned their degree in bioethics/medical ethics, making the major the 588th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 bioethics/medical ethics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in bioethics/medical ethics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great bioethics/medical ethics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the bioethics/medical ethics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree medical ethics students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Bioethics/Medical Ethics (With Aid)

#1

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s medical ethics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Saint Louis University

#2

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #2 spot on the list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 doctorate’s medical ethics degrees in 2019-2020.

Duquesne not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Duquesne University Bioethics/Medical Ethics Report

#3

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Ethics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s medical ethics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago also made our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Loyola University Chicago

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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