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2025 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

16 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
830 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded
$88,062 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in bioethics/medical ethics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #133 out of 395 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 looked at 16 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 830 degrees in bioethics/medical ethics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Bioethics/Medical Ethics School

Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The medical ethics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Bioethics/Medical Ethics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for bioethics/medical ethics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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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 the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Bioethics/Medical Ethics in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the medical ethics degree levels they offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Medical Ethics

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded
$80,564 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 31 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the medical ethics program earn about $80,564 in the first couple years of working.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
19.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in bioethics/medical ethics has to take a look at Johns Hopkins University. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

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

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

University of Rochester is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were roughly 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 one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

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

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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

SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. 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 year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

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

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #196 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duquesne is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne 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

Located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 86th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 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

The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York. This school ranks 67th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

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

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
45 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.More information about a degree in bioethics/medical ethics from Montclair State University

Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Colleges by State

Explore the best bioethics/medical ethics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 152
New York 333 304
Maryland 279 13
New Jersey 273 8
District of Columbia 188 14
Delaware 175 90

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

Medical Ethics Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing Education 555
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 181
Medical/Health Humanities 93
Health Professions Education 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 41,854
Health & Medical Administrative Services 9,159
Allied Health Professions 8,997
Public Health 8,836
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 7,463
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 6,988
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 6,889
Medicine 6,456
Health Sciences & Services 6,222
Communication Sciences 4,229

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