Undergraduate Certificates in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 56% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.3% of liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 93,686 students earned their undergraduate certificate in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in liberal arts / sciences and humanities is $26,564. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $17,301 and the high is $28,648.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in liberal arts / sciences and humanities is $9,478. 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, $12,305 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $7,438.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $249.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. About 63.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	34,169
Women	59,517

The racial-ethnic distribution of liberal arts / sciences and humanities undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8,256
Black or African American	6,169
Hispanic or Latino	33,164
White	37,042
International Students	2,124
Other Races/Ethnicities	6,931

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies	93,686

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to liberal arts / sciences and humanities that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual & Performing Arts	8,664
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	684
Theology & Religious Vocations	583
English Language & Literature	477
Philosophy & Religious Studies	51

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803) under License

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