Undergraduate Certificates in Ethnic Studies

This degree is more popular with female students, and about 30% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Ethnic Studies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 69 people earned their undergraduate certificate in ethnic studies. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in ethnic studies at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	5,442
Basic Certificate	1,793
Associate Degree	816
Master’s Degree	527
Graduate Certificate	510
Doctor’s Degree	166
Undergraduate Certificate	69

Earnings of Ethnic Studies Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in ethnic studies is $24,000. 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, $25,750 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $20,500.

The median monthly payment of a ethnic studies graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $469.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in ethnic studies. About 91.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	6
Women	63

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Ethnic Studies Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	21
	10
	10
	2
	2

Related Majors

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

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	16

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 G. MГјtzel under License

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