2025 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in bioethics/medical ethics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #45 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Georgia 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 22 master's degrees in bioethics/medical ethics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on bioethics/medical ethics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of bioethics/medical ethics students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt bioethics/medical ethics students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized bioethics/medical ethics related body.

Our full 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.

More Ways to Rank Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools

The medical ethics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master's Degree Schools in Georgia.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Bioethics/Medical Ethics in Georgia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in bioethics/medical ethics.

Top Georgia Schools for a Master's in Medical Ethics

1

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

10 Annual Graduates

Emory University is a great decision for students interested in a master's degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in bioethics/medical ethics from Emory University

2

South University's online programs
Savannah, GA

12 Annual Graduates

$86,993 Median Starting Salary

South University's online programs is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Soon after graduating, medical ethics master's recipients typically earn around $86,993 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in bioethics/medical ethics from South University’s online programs

Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	7
North Carolina	178	26
Tennessee	166	17
Kentucky	147	2
Louisiana	147	0
South Carolina	146	9
Mississippi	145	0
West Virginia	112	1

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Bioethics/Medical Ethics Related Rankings by Major

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

Medical Ethics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Education	12
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	10

Majors Similar to Medical Ethics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	1,764
Public Health	847
Allied Health Professions	342
Mental & Social Health Services	254
Health & Medical Administrative Services	235
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	207
Communication Sciences	156
Other Health Professions	94
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	60
Medical Science	55

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.