Undergraduate Certificates in Ethnic Studies
Education Levels of Ethnic Studies Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 65 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 |
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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 Undergraduate Certificates
The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in ethnic studies is $32,360. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $28,450 and the high is $35,009.
Student Debt
The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in ethnic studies is $40,211. 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, $43,155 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $37,266.
Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $478.
Student Diversity
More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in ethnic studies. About 89.2% of graduates with this degree are female.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 7 |
Women | 58 |
The racial-ethnic distribution of ethnic studies undergraduate certificate students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
White | 41 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to ethnic studies that offer undergraduate certificates.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Area Studies | 26 |
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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