Basic Certificates in English as a Second Language

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 52% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 6.3% of english as a second language graduates were international students.

Education Levels of English as a Second Language Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 252 people earned their basic certificate in english as a second language. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in english as a second language at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	252
Undergraduate Certificate	14
Master’s Degree	14
Graduate Certificate	2

Earnings of English as a Second Language 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

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in english as a second language. About 72.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	70
Women	182

The racial-ethnic distribution of english as a second language basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	19
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	82
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

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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