# Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities

> Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities is a field of study in the Health Professions and Related Programs area.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/programs/health-professions-education-ethics-and-humanities
- CIP code: 51.32 (Health Professions and Related Programs)
- Colleges offering it: 202 at its most common degree level

## Outcomes by degree level (College Scorecard, 2025)

| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings 1 yr | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median federal debt |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Certificate | 24 | $31,459 | not reported | not reported |
| Associate's | 8 | $86,760 | $107,866 | $16,388 |
| Bachelor's | 38 | $35,261 | not reported | $21,000 |
| Master's | 202 | $89,837 | $101,726 | $41,000 |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 17 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Doctoral | 18 | $104,644 | $111,063 | not reported |
| First professional | 9 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 189 | $98,421 | not reported | not reported |

## Related careers (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk)

- [Medical and Health Services Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/medical-and-health-services-managers): $123,860 median pay
- [Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/health-specialties-teachers-postsecondary): $107,310 median pay
- [Sociologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/sociologists): $106,030 median pay
- [Education Administrators, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/education-administrators-postsecondary): $104,590 median pay
- [Geographers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/geographers): $102,040 median pay
- [Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/social-scientists-and-related-workers-all-other): $101,110 median pay
- [Transportation Planners](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/transportation-planners): $101,110 median pay
- [History Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/history-teachers-postsecondary): $83,820 median pay
- [Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/philosophy-and-religion-teachers-postsecondary): $80,260 median pay
- [Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/nursing-instructors-and-teachers-postsecondary): $80,250 median pay
- [Postsecondary Teachers, All Other](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/postsecondary-teachers-all-other): $77,640 median pay
- [Historians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/historians): $76,750 median pay
- [Education Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/education-teachers-postsecondary): $75,350 median pay
- [Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/social-sciences-teachers-postsecondary-all-other): $72,990 median pay
- [Anthropologists and Archeologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/anthropologists-and-archeologists): $70,770 median pay
- [Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/healthcare-practitioners-and-technical-workers-all-other): $65,790 median pay
- [Midwives](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/midwives): $65,790 median pay
- [Directors, Religious Activities and Education](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/directors-religious-activities-and-education): $52,100 median pay
- [Community Health Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/community-health-workers): $51,850 median pay

## More in Health Professions and Related Programs

- [Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/registered-nursing-nursing-administration-nursing-research-and-clinical-nursing): 1,111 colleges
- [Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/allied-health-diagnostic-intervention-and-treatment-professions): 930 colleges
- [Health and Medical Administrative Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/health-and-medical-administrative-services): 890 colleges
- [Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/practical-nursing-vocational-nursing-and-nursing-assistants): 864 colleges
- [Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/allied-health-and-medical-assisting-services): 796 colleges
- [Public Health](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/public-health): 540 colleges
- [Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/health-services-allied-health-health-sciences-general): 461 colleges
- [Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/mental-and-social-health-services-and-allied-professions): 424 colleges

## Sources

- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/
- NCES Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/