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Basic Certificates in General Biology

551 Yearly Graduations
77% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 62% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.5% of biology graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Biology Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 551 students 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 89,056
Associate Degree 8,474
Master’s Degree 6,968
Doctor’s Degree 1,568
Basic Certificate 551
Graduate Certificate 384
Undergraduate Certificate 164

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 77.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 124
Women 427
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The racial-ethnic distribution of biology basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 57
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 263
White 172
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 37
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to biology that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology 1,067
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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