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Undergraduate Certificate in Social Sciences

Undergraduate Certificates in Social Sciences

247 Yearly Graduations
$41,627 Median Salary
$107,004 Median Debt
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 26% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 7.3% of social sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Social Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 247 people earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in social sciences is $41,627. However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years experience you have. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $38,577 to a high of $46,848.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in social sciences is $107,004. 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, $107,004 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $107,004.

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Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in social sciences. About 56.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 107
Women 140
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The racial-ethnic distribution of social sciences undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 10
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 161
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 15
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to social sciences that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts & Humanities 93,729
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 3,951
Communication & Journalism 1,663
Theology & Religious Vocations 749
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 658

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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