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Basic Certificates in Social Work

606 Yearly Graduations
79% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 31% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.2% of social work graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Social Work Majors

In 2020-2021, 606 basic certificates were awarded to social work majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in social work at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 32,218
Bachelor’s Degree 22,221
Associate Degree 1,721
Graduate Certificate 733
Doctor’s Degree 680
Basic Certificate 606
Undergraduate Certificate 147

Earnings of Social Work Majors With Basic Certificates

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

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 social work. About 78.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 129
Women 477
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The racial-ethnic distribution of social work basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 9
Black or African American 101
Hispanic or Latino 60
White 389
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 46
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to social work that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services 841
Public Administration 123
Community Organization & Advocacy 94
Public Policy 90
Other Public Administration 66

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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