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Basic Certificate in Physical Science Technicians

Basic Certificates in Physical Science Technicians

902 Yearly Graduations
51% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 50% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.0% of physical science tech graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Physical Science Tech Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 902 people earned their basic certificate in physical science tech. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in physical science tech at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 1,169
Basic Certificate 902
Undergraduate Certificate 586
Master’s Degree 31

Earnings of Physical Science Tech 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

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

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in physical science tech. About 50.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 446
Women 456
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The racial-ethnic distribution of physical science tech basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 39
Black or African American 110
Hispanic or Latino 268
White 426
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 50
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to physical science tech that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 733
Nuclear & Radiological Technology 125
General Science Technologies 3
Other Science Technologies 2

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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