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Basic Certificate in Physical Sciences

Basic Certificates in Physical Sciences

258 Yearly Graduations
47% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 33% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 7.0% of physical sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Physical Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 258 people earned their basic certificate in physical sciences. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in physical sciences at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 28,585
Master’s Degree 7,174
Doctor’s Degree 6,581
Associate Degree 4,829
Basic Certificate 258
Graduate Certificate 256
Undergraduate Certificate 26

Earnings of 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 men than women pursue basic certificates in physical sciences. About 52.7% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 136
Women 122
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The racial-ethnic distribution of physical sciences basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 36
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 149
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 17
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to physical sciences that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering Technologies 24,231
Agriculture 7,552
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 2,102
Engineering 1,770
Natural Resources & Conservation 1,270

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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