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Basic Certificates in Liberal Arts General Studies

15,948 Yearly Graduations
69% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 54% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.6% of liberal arts graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Liberal Arts Majors

In 2020-2021, 15,948 basic certificates were awarded to liberal arts majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in liberal arts at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 401,197
Undergraduate Certificate 93,686
Bachelor’s Degree 43,302
Basic Certificate 15,948
Master’s Degree 2,044
Graduate Certificate 546
Doctor’s Degree 90

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 69.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 4,916
Women 11,032
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The racial-ethnic distribution of liberal arts basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 857
Black or African American 2,211
Hispanic or Latino 4,787
White 6,969
International Students 103
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,021
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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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