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Undergraduate Certificate in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Undergraduate Certificates in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

93,729 Yearly Graduations
$27,154 Median Salary
$14,213 Median Debt
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 55% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.5% of liberal arts / sciences & humanities graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 93,729 people earned their undergraduate certificate in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in liberal arts / sciences & humanities is $27,154. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $23,532 to a high of $31,439.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in liberal arts / sciences & humanities is $14,213. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $21,419 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $11,109.

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Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. About 61.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 35,682
Women 58,047
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The racial-ethnic distribution of liberal arts / sciences & humanities undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 7,964
Black or African American 6,247
Hispanic or Latino 32,625
White 37,718
International Students 1,407
Other Races/Ethnicities 7,768
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to liberal arts / sciences & humanities that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 3,951
Communication & Journalism 1,663
Theology & Religious Vocations 749
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 658
Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies 247

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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