2025 Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Bioethics/Medical Ethicsbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #232 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for bioethics/medical ethics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 14 bachelor's degrees in bioethics/medical ethics to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to bioethics/medical ethics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other bioethics/medical ethics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for bioethics/medical ethics to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor'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 schools for bioethics/medical ethics students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Bioethics/Medical Ethics in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Medical Ethics

1

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

5 Annual Graduates

University of Rochester is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in bioethics/medical ethics from University of Rochester

2

Excelsior University
Albany, NY

9 Annual Graduates

Excelsior University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in bioethics/medical ethics. Located in the medium-sized city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in bioethics/medical ethics from Excelsior University

Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	274	8
District of Columbia	126	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Ethics

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

Medical Ethics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Education	9
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	5

Majors Similar to Medical Ethics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	7,649
Health Sciences & Services	1,425
Public Health	1,086
Communication Sciences	930
Health & Medical Administrative Services	886
Allied Health Professions	550
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	427
Other Health Professions	418
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	312
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	297

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.