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825 Yearly Graduations
$52,083 Median Salary
$13,854 Median Debt
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 51% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.5% of science tech graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Science Tech Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 825 students earned their undergraduate 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 3,789
Basic Certificate 1,226
Undergraduate Certificate 825
Bachelor’s Degree 532
Master’s Degree 66
Graduate Certificate 13

Earnings of Science Tech Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in science tech is $52,083. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $31,681 and the high is $57,067.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in science tech is $13,854. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $14,802 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $9,677.

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Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in science tech. About 68.0% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 561
Women 264
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The racial-ethnic distribution of science tech undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 36
Black or African American 108
Hispanic or Latino 242
White 376
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 51
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Science Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Science Technicians 655
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 85
Nuclear & Radiological Technology 48
Other Science Technologies 29
General Science Technologies 8

Below are some popular majors that are similar to science tech that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering Technologies 12,877
Computer & Information Sciences 9,870
Agriculture 4,794
Communications Technology/Support 2,560
Engineering 698

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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