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    Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities

    CIP51.32

    202 colleges offer Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Colleges offering it
    202
    at its most common level
    Bachelor's earnings
    $35,261
    median, 1 year after
    Bachelor's debt
    $21,000
    median federal loans
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    Colleges offering it, by degree level

    Certificate
    24
    Associate's
    8
    Bachelor's
    38
    Master's
    202
    Post-baccalaureate certificate
    17
    Doctoral
    18
    First professional
    9
    Graduate/professional certificate
    189
    Published colleges reporting the program. College Scorecard field of study, 2025.

    What it covers

    About Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities

    Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities is part of Health Professions and Related Programs: instructional programs that prepare individuals to practice as licensed professionals and assistants in the health care professions and related clinical sciences and administrative and support services.

    Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 51.32.

    Programs in this field

    Colleges report these specific programs under CIP 51.32.

    • Bioethics/Medical Ethics
    • Health Professions Education
    • Medical/Health Humanities
    • History of Medicine
    • Arts in Medicine/Health

    By degree level

    Earnings and debt by degree level

    Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.

    Colleges offering Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities and median graduate earnings and debt at each degree level
    Degree levelCollegesMedian earningsMedian debt
    Certificate24$31,4591 yr after · 1 collegeNot reported
    Associate's8$107,8664 yrs after · 1 college$16,3882 colleges
    Bachelor's38$35,2611 yr after · 3 colleges$21,0006 colleges
    Master's202$101,7264 yrs after · 30 colleges$41,00018 colleges
    Post-baccalaureate certificate17Not reportedNot reported
    Doctoral18$111,0634 yrs after · 1 collegeNot reported
    First professional9Not reportedNot reported
    Graduate/professional certificate189$98,4211 yr after · 1 collegeNot reported

    Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.

    Careers

    Careers this program leads to

    Occupations linked to Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.

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    How many colleges offer Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities?

    Published colleges on CollegesRef report Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities at these degree levels: certificate (24 colleges), associate's (8 colleges), bachelor's (38 colleges), master's (202 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (17 colleges), doctoral (18 colleges), first professional (9 colleges), graduate/professional certificate (189 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).

    What do Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities graduates earn?

    At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities earn $35,261 a year one year after finishing, across 3 colleges that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.