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Basic Certificates in General Social Sciences

59 Yearly Graduations
73% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 36% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 3.4% of social sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Social Sciences Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students 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
Associate Degree 11,791
Bachelor’s Degree 6,378
Master’s Degree 596
Graduate Certificate 143
Basic Certificate 59
Undergraduate Certificate 24
Doctor’s Degree 6

Earnings of Social Sciences 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 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 72.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 16
Women 43
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The racial-ethnic distribution of social sciences basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 34
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to social sciences that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography & Cartography 1,281
Political Science & Government 345
Criminology 175
International Relations & Security 98
Anthropology 97

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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