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Basic Certificate in Engineering

Basic Certificates in Engineering

1,770 Yearly Graduations
24% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 34 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 3.5% of engineering graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Engineering Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,770 people earned their basic certificate in engineering. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in engineering at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 121,318
Master’s Degree 54,258
Doctor’s Degree 11,903
Associate Degree 5,710
Graduate Certificate 2,755
Basic Certificate 1,770
Undergraduate Certificate 1,006

Earnings of Engineering 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 students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in engineering. About 75.8% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,342
Women 428
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The racial-ethnic distribution of engineering basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 114
Black or African American 96
Hispanic or Latino 309
White 1,054
International Students 62
Other Races/Ethnicities 135
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to engineering that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering Technologies 24,231
Agriculture 7,552
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 2,102
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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