Applied and Professional Ethics

A program that focuses on the systematic study of ethical issues in the workplace and public life, and the application of ethical decision-making to the practical problems of society and the professions. Includes instruction in ethical theory; history of ethics; contemporary social dilemmas; methods in applied ethics; and applications including medical ethics, legal ethics, business ethics, environmental ethics, and criminal justice ethics.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 26 institutions across the United States, with a total of 562 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

44

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

59

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

9

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

50

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

11

degrees awarded

Other Awards

389

awards given

Top Schools for Applied and Professional Ethics

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
99
2 Johnson University
Knoxville, TN
75
3 St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL
63
4 University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
56
5 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
40
6 Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
39
7 University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
27
8 New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM
21
9 Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
21
10 Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
16
11 Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Evanston, IL
15
12 Nazarene Bible College
Colorado Springs, CO
15
13 University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
12
14 Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
8
15 Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA
8
16 Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA
8
17 Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
6
18 Epic Bible College & Graduate School
Sacramento, CA
6
19 CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY
6
20 The University of Montana
Missoula, MT
3
21 Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
3
22 Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
3
23 Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
3
24 Marywood University
Scranton, PA
3
25 University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH
3
26 Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
3