Bioethics/Medical Ethics at Northwestern University

Every bioethics/medical ethics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical ethics program at Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in medical ethics.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Bioethics/Medical Ethics section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern Bioethics/Medical Ethics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Ethics

Northwestern Bioethics/Medical Ethics Rankings

Medical Ethics Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical ethics majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in medical ethics from Northwestern. About 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in medical ethics each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 57% more men than average.

Of the students who received a medical ethics master's degree from Northwestern, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in medical ethics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Health Sciences & Services
• Medical Science

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.