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)



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