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Basic Certificates in Health Sciences & Services

3,850 Yearly Graduations
83% 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, 1.1% of health science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Health Science Majors

In 2020-2021, 3,850 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 18,866
Associate Degree 10,218
Basic Certificate 3,850
Master’s Degree 1,333
Undergraduate Certificate 1,265
Graduate Certificate 221
Doctor’s Degree 192

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 82.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 664
Women 3,186
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The racial-ethnic distribution of health science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 283
Black or African American 525
Hispanic or Latino 961
White 1,747
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 291
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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 38,505
Allied Health Professions 20,874
Allied Health Services 17,589
Health/Medical Admin Services 16,095
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 9,031

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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