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Basic Certificate in Forensic Science and Technology

Basic Certificates in Forensic Science and Technology

717 Yearly Graduations
81% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 57% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.3% of forensic science and technology graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Forensic Science and Technology Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 717 people earned their basic certificate in forensic science and technology. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in forensic science and technology at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 1,981
Master’s Degree 832
Basic Certificate 717
Associate Degree 508
Graduate Certificate 172
Undergraduate Certificate 119
Doctor’s Degree 33

Earnings of Forensic Science and Technology Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for forensic science and technology 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 forensic science and technology students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in forensic science and technology. About 80.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 139
Women 578
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The racial-ethnic distribution of forensic science and technology basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 49
Black or African American 67
Hispanic or Latino 265
White 289
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 38
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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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