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Basic Certificate in Literature

Basic Certificates in Literature

51 Yearly Graduations
92% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 16% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Literature Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 51 people earned their basic certificate in literature. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in literature at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 486
Master’s Degree 134
Associate Degree 63
Basic Certificate 51
Graduate Certificate 27
Doctor’s Degree 13

Earnings of Literature Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for literature majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in literature. About 92.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 4
Women 47
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The racial-ethnic distribution of literature basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to literature that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Writing Studies 1,994
General English Literature 430
Other English Literature 10

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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