Applied and Professional Ethics

A program that focuses on the systematic study of ethical issues in the workplace and public life, and the application of ethical decision-making to the practical problems of society and the professions. Includes instruction in ethical theory; history of ethics; contemporary social dilemmas; methods in applied ethics; and applications including medical ethics, legal ethics, business ethics, environmental ethics, and criminal justice ethics.

Of the 25 Applied and Professional Ethics degrees granted each year at the Postbaccalaureate certificate level, women make up 72% percent and men make up 28% percent of the field of study. Did you know that Maryland has more students being granted a degree in Applied and Professional Ethics than any other state in the US? In fact, Maryland awarded 13 degrees last year! The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Applied and Professional Ethics is $44,700.