Basic Certificates in Behavioral Sciences

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 43% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Behavioral Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 298 people earned their basic certificate in behavioral sciences. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in behavioral sciences at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	1,746
Master’s Degree	1,629
Associate Degree	789
Basic Certificate	298
Doctor’s Degree	150
Graduate Certificate	111
Undergraduate Certificate	54

Earnings of Behavioral Sciences Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

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 behavioral sciences. About 86.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	40
Women	258

The racial-ethnic distribution of behavioral sciences basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	163
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

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 Polimerek under License

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