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Basic Certificates in Political Science & Government

345 Yearly Graduations
62% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 33% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 2.6% of political science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Political Science Majors

In 2020-2021, 345 earned their basic certificate in political science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in political science at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 43,812
Associate Degree 2,446
Master’s Degree 1,936
Doctor’s Degree 654
Basic Certificate 345
Graduate Certificate 74
Undergraduate Certificate 15

Earnings of Political Science Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in political science. About 62.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 131
Women 214
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The racial-ethnic distribution of political science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 23
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 47
White 214
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 21
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to political science that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography & Cartography 1,281
Criminology 175
International Relations & Security 98
Anthropology 97
Sociology 92

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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