by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for bioethics/medical ethics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 doctor's degrees in bioethics/medical ethics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of bioethics/medical ethics for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
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 doctor's degree.
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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics.
Teachers College at Columbia University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in bioethics/medical ethics from Teachers College at Columbia University
Duquesne University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in bioethics/medical ethics from Duquesne University
It is difficult to beat Albany Medical College if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Located in the small city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in bioethics/medical ethics from Albany Medical College
Explore the best bioethics/medical ethics schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 176 | 8 |
| New York | 174 | 8 |
| New Jersey | 115 | 5 |
| District of Columbia | 81 | 0 |
One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Bioethics/Medical Ethics has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 14 |
| Medical/Health Humanities | 5 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 6,384 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 3,054 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2,598 |
| Dentistry | 1,601 |
| Nursing | 1,338 |
| Optometry | 256 |
| Chiropractic | 188 |
| Communication Sciences | 181 |
| Public Health | 147 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 42 |
