Undergraduate Certificates in Education

This degree is more popular with female students, and about 41% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.8% of education graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Education Majors

In 2020-2021, 4,276 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
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 Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in education is $22,549. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $17,512 and the high is $23,212.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in education is $15,875. 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, $20,207 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $12,359.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $178.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in education. About 91.1% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	381
Women	3,895

The racial-ethnic distribution of education undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	129
Black or African American	561
Hispanic or Latino	786
White	2,312
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	455

Education Majors to Study

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2,759
Teaching Assistant/Aide	826
Special Education	225
General Education	193
Teacher Education Subject Specific	171

Related Majors

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

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	3,967
Communication & Journalism	1,368
Social Sciences	324
Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies	103
Psychology	55

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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