2024 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a doctor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #91 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast 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

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor'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 - How many other bioethics/medical ethics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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 easy is it for bioethics/medical ethics to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor'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 colleges for bioethics/medical ethics students working on their doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Bioethics/Medical Ethics in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for bioethics/medical ethics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Medical Ethics

1

Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY

Bellarmine University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in bioethics/medical ethics from Bellarmine University

2

William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS

15 Annual Graduates

William Carey University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a doctorate in bioethics/medical ethics from William Carey University

Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	126	6
North Carolina	115	0
Mississippi	113	15
Tennessee	102	0
Kentucky	87	0

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Bioethics/Medical Ethics Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	6,904
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	3,918
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	3,141
Nursing	3,097
Dentistry	1,187
Chiropractic	529
Optometry	346
Allied Health Professions	317
Communication Sciences	235
Public Health	224

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.