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Basic Certificate in Biotechnology

Basic Certificates in Biotechnology

602 Yearly Graduations
85% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 31% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.3% of biotech graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Biotech Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 602 people earned their basic certificate in biotech. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in biotech at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 1,832
Bachelor’s Degree 1,089
Basic Certificate 602
Associate Degree 161
Graduate Certificate 101
Doctor’s Degree 26
Undergraduate Certificate 25

Earnings of Biotech Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for biotech majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in biotech. About 84.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 92
Women 510
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The racial-ethnic distribution of biotech basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 11
Black or African American 76
Hispanic or Latino 69
White 327
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 105
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to biotech that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 723
Other Biological Sciences 310
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 207
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 89
Genetics 44

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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