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Basic Certificate in Child Development

Basic Certificates in Child Development

1,295 Yearly Graduations
96% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 52% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.9% of child development graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Child Development Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,295 people earned their basic certificate in child development. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in child development at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 1,605
Basic Certificate 1,295
Associate Degree 776
Undergraduate Certificate 319
Master’s Degree 302
Graduate Certificate 51
Doctor’s Degree 8

Earnings of Child Development Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for child development majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in child development. About 96.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 46
Women 1,249
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The racial-ethnic distribution of child development basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 21
Black or African American 291
Hispanic or Latino 284
White 556
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 118
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to child development that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Care Provider 12,670
Child Care Management 1,485
Adult Development & Aging 117
117
Family & Community Services 112

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.

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