Undergraduate Certificates in Ethnic Studies

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 49% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 2.9% of ethnic studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Ethnic Studies Majors

In 2020-2021, 69 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	5,787
Basic Certificate	1,538
Associate Degree	756
Master’s Degree	492
Graduate Certificate	491
Doctor’s Degree	98
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 $24,250. 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, $26,125 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $22,875.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $421.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in ethnic studies. About 88.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	8
Women	61

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	33
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

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

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	34

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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