Ethics

Liberal Arts • Philosophy And Religious Studies

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the systematic study of the theory of moral good and its application to various theoretical and practical problems. Includes instruction in ethical theory, history of ethics, belief and value systems, ethical constructs, and applications to specific topics, issues and problems.

Numbers at a glance

756th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
3
Colleges offer it
61
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
16
Women
45
As a Minor

Ethics is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 21 people graduating with it as a minor in academic year 2018-19.

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
University of Washington-Bothell Campus54
Average public university graduating class: 54 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary5
University of Evansville2
Average private university graduating class: 4 students.

O's Insights on Ethics

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 89% of graduates come from public universities.

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Philosophy 5,948 680