Basic Certificates in Natural Sciences

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 29% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 10.5% of natural sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Natural Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 38 people earned their basic certificate in natural sciences. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in natural sciences at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	986
Undergraduate Certificate	801
Associate Degree	614
Master’s Degree	58
Basic Certificate	38
Doctor’s Degree	11
Graduate Certificate	6

Earnings of Natural Sciences Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for natural sciences students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in natural sciences. About 65.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	13
Women	25

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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
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