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Basic Certificate in Biological & Physical Sciences

Basic Certificates in Biological & Physical Sciences

1,342 Yearly Graduations
72% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 74% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.8% of biological & physical sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Biological & Physical Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,342 people earned their basic certificate in biological & physical sciences. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in biological & physical sciences 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 & Physical 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 biological & physical sciences. 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 & physical sciences 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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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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