Quick Facts
- Program created in 1997
- MBE can be completed in as few as 9 months
- Close to 1000 alumni
- We admit 40-50 new students each academic year
- ~100 students in the program at any given time
- All courses are taught in person at the campus of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
- Students can take up to 3 courses in the program before applying
- Rolling admission in which admitted students can begin in the Fall, Spring, or Summer trimester
- No standardized test required for admission
- 15-18 courses across the academic year drawn from a large pool of electives
- Individual courses typically enroll 15-30 students
- Every course in the MBE Program receives an Instructor and Course Student Evaluation of "Very Good" or "Excellent"
- About 150 alumni who are scholars in the field of medical ethics
- Offering 9 dual-degrees
- Tuition cost per course 2026-27: $6818 (+ course fees); Total tuition cost for the degree: $61,363 (+ course fees)