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Basic Certificate in Aesthetician/Esthetician & Skin Care Specialist

Basic Certificates in Aesthetician/Esthetician & Skin Care Specialist

39,114 Yearly Graduations
99% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 59% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.3% of aesthetician/esthetician graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Aesthetician/Esthetician Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 39,114 people earned their basic certificate in aesthetician/esthetician. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in aesthetician/esthetician at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 39,114
Undergraduate Certificate 3,829
Associate Degree 62

Earnings of Aesthetician/Esthetician Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for aesthetician/esthetician majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

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 aesthetician/esthetician. About 99.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 387
Women 38,727
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The racial-ethnic distribution of aesthetician/esthetician basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,366
Black or African American 8,166
Hispanic or Latino 11,347
White 14,759
International Students 122
Other Races/Ethnicities 3,354
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to aesthetician/esthetician that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nail Technician & Manicurist 12,868
Facial Treatment Specialist 2,700
Other Cosmetology 1,523
Barbering 1,034
Cosmetology, Hair & Nail Instructor 870

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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