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2025 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in New York

9 Colleges in New York
454 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded
$88,062 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in bioethics/medical ethics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #133 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 454 degrees in bioethics/medical ethics annually.

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Choosing a Great Bioethics/Medical Ethics School

Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in New York Your choice of bioethics/medical ethics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Bioethics/Medical Ethics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Bioethics/Medical Ethics Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Medical Ethics
Bachelor's Degrees in Medical Ethics
Master's Degrees in Medical Ethics
Doctor's Degrees in Medical Ethics

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 Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Bioethics/Medical Ethics in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of medical ethics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New York Schools in Medical Ethics

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
41 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded

University of Rochester is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were about 41 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY
50.0% Growth in Graduates

New York University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
84 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded

Stony Brook University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #153 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.

There were approximately 84 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.

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Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Mercy College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry. This college ranks 86th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 20 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at Mercy in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In NY
30.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 67th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 13 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent year we have data available.

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SUNY Delhi
Delhi, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

Located in the rural area of Delhi, SUNY Delhi is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 95th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 21 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Delhi in the most recent year we have data available.

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SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
10.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #490 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SUNY Empire is a great college overall.

There were about 29 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Empire in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded
43.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 79th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 39 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at Excelsior University in the most recent data year. Bioethics/Medical Ethics degree recipients from Excelsior University earn a boost of around $7,281 above the average earnings of bioethics/medical ethics majors.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of New York, Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in bioethics/medical ethics from Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences

Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 152
Maryland 279 13
New Jersey 273 8
District of Columbia 188 14
Delaware 175 90

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Bioethics/Medical Ethics is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Medical Ethics Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing Education 355
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 65
Medical/Health Humanities 34

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Majors Similar to Medical Ethics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 16,274
Health & Medical Administrative Services 4,221
Allied Health Professions 3,586
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 3,357
Public Health 2,995
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 2,940
Medicine 2,694
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 2,624
Health Sciences & Services 2,428
Communication Sciences 2,204

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