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Basic Certificate in Liberal Arts General Studies

Basic Certificates in Liberal Arts General Studies

23,983 Yearly Graduations
66% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 59% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.7% of liberal arts graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Liberal Arts Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 23,983 people earned their basic certificate in liberal arts. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in liberal arts at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 354,442
Undergraduate Certificate 93,729
Bachelor’s Degree 37,813
Basic Certificate 23,983
Master’s Degree 1,693
Graduate Certificate 199
Doctor’s Degree 94

Earnings of Liberal Arts Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for liberal arts 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 liberal arts. About 66.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 8,049
Women 15,934
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The racial-ethnic distribution of liberal arts basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,299
Black or African American 3,799
Hispanic or Latino 7,685
White 9,199
International Students 158
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,843
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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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