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Basic Certificate in General Writing

Basic Certificates in General Writing

55 Yearly Graduations
85% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 22% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.8% of general writing graduates were international students.

Education Levels of General Writing Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 55 people earned their basic certificate in general writing. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in general writing at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 513
Master’s Degree 77
Graduate Certificate 68
Basic Certificate 55
Associate Degree 28
Undergraduate Certificate 1

Earnings of General Writing 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 estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in general writing. About 85.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 8
Women 47
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The racial-ethnic distribution of general writing basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 41
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to general writing that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Technical & Scientific Writing 1,531
Creative Writing 280
Other Rhetoric & Composition 114
Rhetoric & Composition 14

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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