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Basic Certificate in Human Services

Basic Certificates in Human Services

664 Yearly Graduations
84% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 49% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.3% of human services graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Human Services Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 664 people earned their basic certificate in human services. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in human services at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 5,919
Associate Degree 3,742
Master’s Degree 873
Basic Certificate 664
Undergraduate Certificate 249
Doctor’s Degree 97
Graduate Certificate 52

Earnings of Human Services 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 human services students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in human services. About 84.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 106
Women 558
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The racial-ethnic distribution of human services basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 16
Black or African American 103
Hispanic or Latino 154
White 318
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 71
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to human services that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy 214
Public Administration 108
Community Organization & Advocacy 86
Other Public Administration 33

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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