2023 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Medical Ethics for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Bioethics/Medical Ethics is the 133rd most popular major in the country with 5,115 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, bioethics/medical ethics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,334 and had an average of $18,277 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 316 bioethics/medical ethics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Medical Ethics for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in bioethics/medical ethics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality bioethics/medical ethics programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the bioethics/medical ethics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Medical Ethics for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying medical ethics.
Top 9 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Medical Ethics for a Bachelor’s. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s medical ethics degrees to 158 students in 2020-2021.
UTSA also made our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at San Antonio supports 34,742 students, and 3,565 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,847 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,531. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at San Antonio offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Medical Ethics for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s medical ethics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
SLU also made our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Of the 12,229 students enrolled at Saint Louis University, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SLU]](/colleges/saint-louis-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Medical Ethics for a Bachelor’s. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 1 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, U Miami supports 17,809 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,198. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full University of Miami Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Medical Ethics for a Bachelor’s list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 3 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Rochester also took the #1 spot in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Rochester were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,872. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Medical Ethics for a Bachelor’s list. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SFASU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Stephen F Austin State University supports 12,620 students, and 427 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 177 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,500. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Houston Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Medical Ethics for a Bachelor’s ranking. HBU is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
HBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 176 of the 3,963 students enrolled at HBU were GI Bill® students, of which 111 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,106. During this same period, 19 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Houston Baptist University Veteran Student Life Report
Baylor University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Medical Ethics for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Baylor supports 19,297 students, and 876 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 593 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,744. In addition to receiving other benefits, 263 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Baylor offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Baylor]](/colleges/baylor-university/student-life/veterans/)
Hiram College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Medical Ethics for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Hiram is located in Hiram, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s medical ethics degrees to qualified students.
Hiram not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 1,110 students enrolled at Hiram College, 21 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,172. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hiram College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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University of Richmond came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Medical Ethics for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Richmond is a private not-for-profit institution located in University of Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
URichmond also took the #2 spot in our “Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 4,056 students enrolled at URichmond, 51 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,556. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at URichmond]](/colleges/university-of-richmond/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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