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Basic Certificate in Biological & Physical Science

Basic Certificates in Biological & Physical Science

1,342 Yearly Graduations
72% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 74% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.8% of biological science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Biological Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,342 people earned their basic certificate in biological science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in biological science at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 23,920
Bachelor’s Degree 2,426
Basic Certificate 1,342
Master’s Degree 551
Graduate Certificate 112
Doctor’s Degree 83
Undergraduate Certificate 35

Earnings of Biological Science Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for biological science majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for biological science majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in biological science. About 72.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 372
Women 970
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The racial-ethnic distribution of biological science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 440
Black or African American 68
Hispanic or Latino 416
White 314
International Students 24
Other Races/Ethnicities 80
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to biological science that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Interdisciplinary Studies 1,878
458
Interdisciplinary Studies 361
Sustainability Science 302
Behavioral Science 298

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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