Undergraduate Certificates in Social Sciences

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 24% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 5.2% of social sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Social Sciences Majors

In 2020-2021, 324 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	154,807
Associate Degree	26,277
Master’s Degree	16,693
Doctor’s Degree	3,487
Basic Certificate	2,284
Graduate Certificate	2,112
Undergraduate Certificate	324

Earnings of Social Sciences Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in social sciences is $42,752. However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years experience you have. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $38,088 and the high is $46,436.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in social sciences is $23,729. 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, $25,319 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $21,000.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $671.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in social sciences. About 60.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	128
Women	196

The racial-ethnic distribution of social sciences undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	216
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography & Cartography	142
Other Social Sciences	58
Anthropology	32
Archeology	26
General Social Sciences	24

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to social sciences that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Education	4,276
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	3,967
Communication & Journalism	1,368
Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies	103
Psychology	55

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
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