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Basic Certificate in Engineering Technologies

Basic Certificates in Engineering Technologies

24,231 Yearly Graduations
15% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 41% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.0% of engineering tech graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Engineering Tech Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 24,231 people earned their basic certificate in engineering tech. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in engineering tech at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 24,231
Associate Degree 21,380
Bachelor’s Degree 17,824
Undergraduate Certificate 12,824
Master’s Degree 8,568
Graduate Certificate 1,179
Doctor’s Degree 182

Earnings of Engineering Tech 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 engineering tech students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in engineering tech. About 84.6% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 20,501
Women 3,730
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The racial-ethnic distribution of engineering tech basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 962
Black or African American 2,455
Hispanic or Latino 5,448
White 13,305
International Students 254
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,807
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to engineering tech that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture 7,552
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 2,102
Engineering 1,770
Science Technologies 1,765
Natural Resources & Conservation 1,270

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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