Undergraduate Certificates in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 50% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 3.9% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors

In 2020-2021, 103 earned their undergraduate certificate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	10,378
Master’s Degree	1,942
Basic Certificate	1,915
Associate Degree	936
Graduate Certificate	627
Doctor’s Degree	342
Undergraduate Certificate	103

Earnings of Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors with their undergraduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies is $26,495. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $26,621 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $24,432.

The median monthly payment of a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $421.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. About 83.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	17
Women	86

The racial-ethnic distribution of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	45
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors to Study

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	69
Area Studies	34

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education	4,276
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	3,967
Communication & Journalism	1,368
Social Sciences	324
Psychology	55

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. Mützel under License

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