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Basic Certificates in Nursing

2,092 Yearly Graduations
89% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 40% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.9% of nursing graduates were international students.

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Education Levels of Nursing Majors

In 2020-2021, 2,092 basic certificates were awarded to nursing majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in nursing at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 165,538
Associate Degree 85,504
Master’s Degree 51,608
Doctor’s Degree 10,943
Graduate Certificate 4,413
Undergraduate Certificate 2,494
Basic Certificate 2,092

Earnings of Nursing Majors With Basic Certificates

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

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 nursing. About 89.1% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 227
Women 1,865
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The racial-ethnic distribution of nursing basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 84
Black or African American 271
Hispanic or Latino 368
White 1,156
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 174
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to nursing 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

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*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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