a master's degree in bioethics/medical ethics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #45 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of bioethics/medical ethics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 master's degrees in bioethics/medical ethics during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
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 master'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 master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized bioethics/medical ethics related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for bioethics/medical ethics students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
by our College Data Analytics Team
