Basic Certificates in Psychology

This degree is more popular with female students, and about 38% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.4% of psychology graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Psychology Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 782 people earned their basic certificate in psychology. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in psychology at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	140,724
Master’s Degree	38,043
Associate Degree	18,099
Doctor’s Degree	7,220
Graduate Certificate	3,894
Basic Certificate	782
Undergraduate Certificate	126

Earnings of Psychology Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for psychology majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in psychology. About 82.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	136
Women	646

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	21
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	170
White	457
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	68

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
• Image Credit: By Nevit Dilmen under License

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