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Basic Certificates in Education

11,272 Yearly Graduations
90% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 41% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.9% of education graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Education Majors

In 2020-2021, 11,272 basic certificates were awarded to education majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in education at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 158,506
Bachelor’s Degree 94,293
Graduate Certificate 27,281
Associate Degree 18,306
Doctor’s Degree 13,937
Basic Certificate 11,272
Undergraduate Certificate 4,276

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 89.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,140
Women 10,132
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The racial-ethnic distribution of education basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 409
Black or African American 1,491
Hispanic or Latino 2,180
White 5,887
International Students 213
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,092
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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 6,431
Teaching Assistant/Aide 1,032
General Education 739
Special Education 713
Teacher Education Subject Specific 607

Below are some popular majors that are similar to education that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 15,672
Communication & Journalism 3,208
Social Sciences 2,284
Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies 1,915
Psychology 389

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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