Basic Certificates in Deaf Studies

This degree is more popular with female students, and about 17% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Deaf Studies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 48 people earned their basic certificate in deaf studies. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in deaf studies at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	244
Basic Certificate	48
Undergraduate Certificate	20
Associate Degree	18
Master’s Degree	7

Earnings of Deaf Studies Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for deaf studies 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 deaf studies. About 97.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	1
Women	47

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to deaf studies that offer basic certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	1,285
Women’s Studies	273
Disability Studies	202
Latino Studies	79
Gay/Lesbian Studies	70

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
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