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Basic Certificate in Religious Studies

Basic Certificates in Religious Studies

364 Yearly Graduations
92% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 6% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.3% of religion graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Religion Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 364 people earned their basic certificate in religion. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in religion at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 5,554
Master’s Degree 1,467
Associate Degree 1,461
Graduate Certificate 479
Basic Certificate 364
Doctor’s Degree 228
Undergraduate Certificate 34

Earnings of Religion 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 calculate the median and range of debt loads for religion students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in religion. About 92.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 29
Women 335
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The racial-ethnic distribution of religion basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 337
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to religion that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Philosophy 133
General Philosophy & Religion 8

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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