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Basic Certificate in Social Sciences

Basic Certificates in Social Sciences

2,514 Yearly Graduations
56% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 26% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.0% of social sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Social Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,514 people earned their basic certificate in social sciences. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in social sciences at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 140,768
Associate Degree 22,137
Master’s Degree 19,295
Doctor’s Degree 3,723
Basic Certificate 2,514
Graduate Certificate 2,108
Undergraduate Certificate 247

Earnings of Social Sciences Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in social sciences. About 56.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,107
Women 1,407
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The racial-ethnic distribution of social sciences basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 123
Black or African American 86
Hispanic or Latino 296
White 1,761
International Students 50
Other Races/Ethnicities 198
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to social sciences that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts & Humanities 23,983
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 16,483
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 3,377
Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies 2,633
English Language & Literature 2,485

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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