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Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Duke University

If you plan to study Bioethics/Medical Ethics, consider the program at Duke University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Duke University is located in Durham, NC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 40 bioethics/medical ethics graduations were recorded at Duke University.

Studying Online at Duke University

Online coursework is an option at Duke University. Among 17,499 students, 1,312 (7%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,836 (16%) took at least some classes online.

Bioethics/Medical Ethics Rankings at Duke University

Use these rankings to compare Duke University’s Bioethics/Medical Ethics program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#1 of 3
Best Value	North Carolina	#3 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#5 of 15
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#14 of 14
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#21 of 85
Best Value	Nationwide	#73 of 79

Earnings for Bioethics/Medical Ethics Graduates from Duke University

Graduates of Duke University’s Bioethics/Medical Ethics program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$73,949
4 years	$86,853
5 years	$99,951

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Bioethics/Medical Ethics graduates from Duke University earn a median of $86,853, compared with $115,482 for all Duke University graduates — about 25% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Bioethics/Medical Ethics graduates at Duke University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Bioethics/Medical Ethics graduates at Duke University are 90% women (36) and 10% men (4).

Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Program at Duke University

Among the 31 master’s bioethics/medical ethics degrees awarded at Duke University, 90% were women (28) and 10% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Bioethics/Medical Ethics master’s degree recipients at Duke University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	17
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	4
Asian	4
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 29% of Bioethics/Medical Ethics master’s degree recipients at Duke University, lower than the national average of 33%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Bioethics/Medical Ethics Concentrations at Duke University

The Bioethics/Medical Ethics program at Duke University offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	20
Nursing Education.	20

Top-Paying Careers for Bioethics/Medical Ethics Graduates

Graduates of the Bioethics/Medical Ethics program at Duke University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Bioethics/Medical Ethics majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$161,927
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$117,846
Midwives	$109,643
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Historians	$89,780
Geographers	$77,391
Sociologists	$74,866
Community Health Workers	$73,901
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$72,345

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.