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Basic Certificates in Biotechnology

1,067 Yearly Graduations
82% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 45% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.5% of biotech graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Biotech Majors

In 2020-2021, 1,067 basic certificates were awarded to biotech majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in biotech at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 1,461
Basic Certificate 1,067
Bachelor’s Degree 1,022
Associate Degree 196
Graduate Certificate 97
Undergraduate Certificate 59
Doctor’s Degree 9

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 81.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 195
Women 872
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The racial-ethnic distribution of biotech basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 51
Black or African American 162
Hispanic or Latino 213
White 528
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 86
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to biotech that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 551
Other Biological Sciences 381
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 116
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 36
Genetics 27

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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