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Basic Certificate in General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Basic Certificates in General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

2,840 Yearly Graduations
81% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 56% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.7% of health studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Health Studies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,840 people earned their basic certificate in health studies. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in health studies at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 15,884
Associate Degree 9,546
Basic Certificate 2,840
Undergraduate Certificate 1,057
Master’s Degree 861
Doctor’s Degree 238
Graduate Certificate 66

Earnings of Health Studies Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for health 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 health studies students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in health studies. About 81.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 535
Women 2,305
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The racial-ethnic distribution of health studies basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 198
Black or African American 564
Hispanic or Latino 674
White 1,178
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 206
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to health studies that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health & Wellness 600

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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