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Basic Certificate in Communications

Basic Certificates in Communications

400 Yearly Graduations
70% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 42% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 3.3% of communication arts graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Communication Arts Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 400 people earned their basic certificate in communication arts. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in communication arts at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 9,720
Master’s Degree 711
Basic Certificate 400
Associate Degree 369
Doctor’s Degree 46
Graduate Certificate 20
Undergraduate Certificate 3

Earnings of Communication Arts Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for communication arts 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 communication arts students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in communication arts. About 70.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 120
Women 280
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The racial-ethnic distribution of communication arts basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 9
Black or African American 53
Hispanic or Latino 76
White 219
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 30
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to communication arts that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 542
Other Communication & Media 441
Communication & Media Studies 145

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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