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Basic Certificates in General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

2,995 Yearly Graduations
82% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 49% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.4% of health studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Health Studies Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2,995 students earned their basic certificate in health studies. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in health studies at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 15,069
Associate Degree 9,428
Basic Certificate 2,995
Undergraduate Certificate 1,141
Master’s Degree 956
Doctor’s Degree 178
Graduate Certificate 73

Earnings of Health Studies 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 health studies majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in health studies. About 81.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 550
Women 2,445
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The racial-ethnic distribution of health studies basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 248
Black or African American 430
Hispanic or Latino 677
White 1,411
International Students 42
Other Races/Ethnicities 187
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to health studies that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health & Wellness 855

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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