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Basic Certificate in Education

Basic Certificates in Education

11,785 Yearly Graduations
89% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 42% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.6% of education graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Education Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 11,785 people earned their basic certificate in education. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in education at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 149,101
Bachelor’s Degree 91,742
Graduate Certificate 27,267
Associate Degree 17,890
Doctor’s Degree 15,310
Basic Certificate 11,785
Undergraduate Certificate 4,007

Earnings of Education 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

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in education. About 88.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,326
Women 10,459
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The racial-ethnic distribution of education basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 515
Black or African American 1,356
Hispanic or Latino 2,571
White 6,134
International Students 190
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,019
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to education that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Library Science 282

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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