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Basic Certificate in Science Technologies / Technicians

Basic Certificates in Science Technologies / Technicians

1,765 Yearly Graduations
56% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 51% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.5% of science tech graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Science Tech Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,765 people earned their basic certificate in science tech. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in science tech at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 3,674
Basic Certificate 1,765
Undergraduate Certificate 826
Bachelor’s Degree 408
Master’s Degree 93
Graduate Certificate 5

Earnings of Science Tech Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in science tech. About 55.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 779
Women 986
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The racial-ethnic distribution of science tech basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 114
Black or African American 249
Hispanic or Latino 458
White 777
International Students 44
Other Races/Ethnicities 123
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to science tech that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering Technologies 24,231
Agriculture 7,552
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 2,102
Engineering 1,770
Natural Resources & Conservation 1,270

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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