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Basic Certificate in Political Science

Basic Certificates in Political Science

242 Yearly Graduations
58% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 34% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.5% of poly sci graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Poly Sci Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 242 people earned their basic certificate in poly sci. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in poly sci at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 39,836
Associate Degree 2,146
Master’s Degree 1,731
Doctor’s Degree 722
Basic Certificate 242
Graduate Certificate 44
Undergraduate Certificate 1

Earnings of Poly Sci 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 poly sci majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in poly sci. About 58.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 101
Women 141
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The racial-ethnic distribution of poly sci basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 19
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 148
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 20
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to poly sci that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Political Science & Government 62
Political Economy 20
American Government & Politics 1

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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