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Undergraduate Certificate in General Studies

Undergraduate Certificates in General Studies

13,288 Yearly Graduations
63% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 32% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.6% of general studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of General Studies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 13,288 people earned their undergraduate certificate in general studies. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in general studies at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 90,202
Undergraduate Certificate 13,288
Bachelor’s Degree 12,488
Basic Certificate 7,033
Master’s Degree 175
Graduate Certificate 24

Earnings of General Studies Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for general studies majors with their undergraduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for general studies students who are undergraduate certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in general studies. About 63.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 4,851
Women 8,437
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The racial-ethnic distribution of general studies undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 356
Black or African American 1,591
Hispanic or Latino 1,575
White 8,391
International Students 208
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,167
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to general studies that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts 70,495
Individualized Studies 9,932
Humanities 14

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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