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Basic Certificates in Public Health

792 Yearly Graduations
83% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 38% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.1% of public health graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Public Health Majors

In 2020-2021, 792 earned their basic certificate in public health. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in public health at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 19,511
Master’s Degree 16,133
Graduate Certificate 2,359
Doctor’s Degree 981
Basic Certificate 792
Associate Degree 764
Undergraduate Certificate 56

Earnings of Public Health Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in public health. About 82.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 138
Women 654
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The racial-ethnic distribution of public health basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 80
Black or African American 44
Hispanic or Latino 140
White 420
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 91
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to public health 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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