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Basic Certificate in Public Policy

Basic Certificates in Public Policy

214 Yearly Graduations
77% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 29% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 3.3% of public policy graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Public Policy Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 214 people earned their basic certificate in public policy. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in public policy at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 3,391
Bachelor’s Degree 2,471
Graduate Certificate 379
Doctor’s Degree 280
Basic Certificate 214
Undergraduate Certificate 3
Associate Degree 2

Earnings of Public Policy 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 women than men pursue their basic certificate in public policy. About 77.1% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 49
Women 165
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The racial-ethnic distribution of public policy basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 21
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 141
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 15
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to public policy that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services 664
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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