2025 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a master's degree in bioethics/medical ethics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #45 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of bioethics/medical ethics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 master's degrees in bioethics/medical ethics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to bioethics/medical ethics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other bioethics/medical ethics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for bioethics/medical ethics to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized bioethics/medical ethics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for bioethics/medical ethics students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Bioethics/Medical Ethics in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in bioethics/medical ethics.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Medical Ethics

1

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

16 Annual Graduates

Oregon Health & Science University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in bioethics/medical ethics. OHSU is a small public university located in the large city of Portland.More information about a master’s in bioethics/medical ethics from Oregon Health & Science University

2

United States University
San Diego, CA

26 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat United States University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in bioethics/medical ethics. USU is a small private for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego.More information about a master’s in bioethics/medical ethics from United States University

Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Colleges by State

Explore the best bioethics/medical ethics colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	32
Oregon	158	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Ethics

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Bioethics/Medical Ethics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Ethics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Education	49
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	11
Medical/Health Humanities	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Ethics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	3,829
Public Health	2,663
Mental & Social Health Services	2,515
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	1,178
Allied Health Professions	1,130
Communication Sciences	1,100
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1,017
Alternative Medicine & Systems	420
Health Sciences & Services	314
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	239

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.