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Basic Certificate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Basic Certificates in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

16,483 Yearly Graduations
95% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 62% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.0% of family, consumer & human sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 16,483 people earned their basic certificate in family, consumer & human sciences. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in family, consumer & human sciences at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 18,875
Basic Certificate 16,483
Associate Degree 8,930
Undergraduate Certificate 3,951
Master’s Degree 3,059
Graduate Certificate 370
Doctor’s Degree 258

Earnings of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for family, consumer & human sciences majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for family, consumer & human sciences majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in family, consumer & human sciences. About 94.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 872
Women 15,611
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The racial-ethnic distribution of family, consumer & human sciences basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,379
Black or African American 2,644
Hispanic or Latino 5,520
White 5,687
International Students 166
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,087
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to family, consumer & human sciences that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts & Humanities 23,983
Communication & Journalism 3,716
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 3,377
Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies 2,633
Social Sciences 2,514

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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