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Basic Certificate in Biology Studies

Basic Certificates in Biology Studies

683 Yearly Graduations
69% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 54% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 2.5% of biological sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Biological Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 683 people earned their basic certificate in biological sciences. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in biological sciences at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 79,087
Associate Degree 7,513
Master’s Degree 3,822
Doctor’s Degree 1,109
Basic Certificate 683
Graduate Certificate 89
Undergraduate Certificate 22

Earnings of Biological Sciences Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in biological sciences. About 69.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 210
Women 473
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The racial-ethnic distribution of biological sciences basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 96
Black or African American 50
Hispanic or Latino 201
White 281
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 38
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to biological sciences that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences 40

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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