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Basic Certificates in General Education

739 Yearly Graduations
80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 40% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.6% of education graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Education Majors

In 2020-2021, 739 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 17,801
Bachelor’s Degree 5,611
Doctor’s Degree 2,177
Associate Degree 2,078
Graduate Certificate 1,211
Basic Certificate 739
Undergraduate Certificate 193

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 calculate the median and range of debt loads for education students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in education. About 80.1% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 147
Women 592
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The racial-ethnic distribution of education basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 35
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 211
White 410
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 41
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to education that offer basic certificates.

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

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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