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Basic Certificate in Health Sciences & Services

Basic Certificates in Health Sciences & Services

3,440 Yearly Graduations
82% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 55% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.6% of health science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Health Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 3,440 people earned their basic certificate in health science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in health science at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 19,276
Associate Degree 10,346
Basic Certificate 3,440
Master’s Degree 1,209
Undergraduate Certificate 1,134
Doctor’s Degree 256
Graduate Certificate 226

Earnings of Health Science Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in health science. About 82.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 612
Women 2,828
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The racial-ethnic distribution of health science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 210
Black or African American 659
Hispanic or Latino 822
White 1,457
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 271
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to health science that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing & Nursing Assistants 44,253
Allied Health Professions 22,225
Allied Health Services 19,412
Health/Medical Admin Services 13,996
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 9,907

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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