Basic Certificates in Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 11% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Education Levels of Family Studies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 64 people earned their basic certificate in family studies. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in family studies at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	1,979
Master’s Degree	224
Associate Degree	115
Basic Certificate	64
Doctor’s Degree	39
Graduate Certificate	33

Earnings of Family Studies Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for family studies majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for family studies students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in family studies. About 92.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	5
Women	59

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 National Cancer Institute under License

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