Undergraduate Certificates in Education
Education Levels of Education Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 4,007 people earned their undergraduate certificate in education. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in education at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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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 Undergraduate Certificates
The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in education is $27,786. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $19,888 to a high of $34,021.
Student Debt
The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in education is $31,605. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $33,608 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $29,603.
Student Diversity
More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in education. About 88.9% of graduates with this degree are female.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 445 |
Women | 3,562 |
The racial-ethnic distribution of education undergraduate certificate students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 169 |
Black or African American | 530 |
Hispanic or Latino | 754 |
White | 2,104 |
International Students | 39 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 411 |
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to education that offer undergraduate certificates.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Library Science | 43 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Image Credit: By Horadrim under License
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