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Basic Certificate in Ethnic Studies

Basic Certificates in Ethnic Studies

2,133 Yearly Graduations
80% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 27% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.2% of ethnic studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Ethnic Studies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,133 people earned their basic 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 4,986
Basic Certificate 2,133
Associate Degree 707
Master’s Degree 510
Graduate Certificate 473
Doctor’s Degree 148
Undergraduate Certificate 65

Earnings of Ethnic Studies 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 ethnic studies students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in ethnic studies. About 80.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 421
Women 1,712
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The racial-ethnic distribution of ethnic studies basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 108
Black or African American 126
Hispanic or Latino 218
White 1,497
International Students 26
Other Races/Ethnicities 158
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to ethnic studies that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies 499
Other Culture & Gender Studies 1

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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