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Basic Certificates in Psychology

389 Yearly Graduations
78% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 32% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.3% of psychology graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Psychology Majors

In 2020-2021, 389 basic certificates were awarded to psychology majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in psychology at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 134,434
Master’s Degree 32,270
Associate Degree 18,787
Doctor’s Degree 6,582
Graduate Certificate 3,161
Basic Certificate 389
Undergraduate Certificate 55

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 77.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 86
Women 303
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The racial-ethnic distribution of psychology basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 20
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 65
White 251
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 22
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Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical & Counseling Psychology 186
General Psychology 124
Child Development & Psychology 43
Other Psychology 36

Below are some popular majors that are similar to psychology that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 15,672
Education 11,272
Communication & Journalism 3,208
Social Sciences 2,284
Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies 1,915

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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