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Basic Certificate in General Biology

Basic Certificates in General Biology

723 Yearly Graduations
69% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 54% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.4% of biology graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Biology Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 723 people earned their basic certificate in biology. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in biology at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 85,460
Master’s Degree 7,761
Associate Degree 7,647
Doctor’s Degree 1,911
Basic Certificate 723
Graduate Certificate 260
Undergraduate Certificate 121

Earnings of Biology Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for biology majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for biology students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in biology. About 69.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 223
Women 500
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The racial-ethnic distribution of biology basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 98
Black or African American 52
Hispanic or Latino 215
White 300
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 41
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to biology that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology 602
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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