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2025 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Southwest Region

14 Colleges in the Southwest Region
728 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 14 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 728 degrees in bioethics/medical ethics during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Bioethics/Medical Ethics School

Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Southwest Region 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

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

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 Schools in the Southwest Region. 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 the Southwest Region

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.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Medical Ethics

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX

The University of Texas Medical Branch is a good option for students pursuing a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. UTMB Galveston is a small public university located in the small city of Galveston.

There were roughly 11 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
36 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Baylor University if you wish to pursue a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were about 36 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
15.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in bioethics/medical ethics needs to check out Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a small student population.

There were about 19 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
108 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded
$106,556 Median Starting Salary

University of Phoenix - Arizona is a good option for students pursuing a degree in bioethics/medical ethics. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.

There were about 108 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the bioethics/medical ethics major at University of Phoenix - Arizona earn $18,494 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were about 9 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
147 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded
$97,185 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #304 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Arlington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 147 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent year we have data available. Bioethics/Medical Ethics degree recipients from The University of Texas at Arlington earn a boost of around $9,123 over the typical earnings of bioethics/medical ethics graduates.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
32 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #573 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means TWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 32 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in bioethics/medical ethics from Texas Woman’s University

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
156 Medical Ethics Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #567 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UTSA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 156 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX
44.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 30th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 27 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent year we have data available.

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UT Tyler is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Tyler. This university ranks 36th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 30 bioethics/medical ethics students who graduated with this degree at UT Tyler in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the medical ethics program make around $75,886 in their early career salary.

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Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Colleges by State

Explore the best bioethics/medical ethics schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 545
Arizona 287 149
Oklahoma 257 25

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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 489
Medical/Health Humanities 209
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 22
Health Professions Education 8

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Majors Similar to Medical Ethics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 42,378
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 12,953
Health & Medical Administrative Services 11,950
Allied Health Professions 10,354
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 8,516
Mental & Social Health Services 4,597
Health Sciences & Services 4,095
Public Health 3,797
Dental Support Services 3,665
Communication Sciences 3,182

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