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Basic Certificates in Nursing

1,183 Yearly Graduations
89% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 44% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.7% of nursing graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Nursing Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,183 people earned their basic certificate in nursing. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in nursing at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 153,413
Associate Degree 82,967
Master’s Degree 49,855
Doctor’s Degree 13,058
Graduate Certificate 5,204
Undergraduate Certificate 2,434
Basic Certificate 1,183

Earnings of Nursing 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 nursing majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in nursing. About 88.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 133
Women 1,050
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The racial-ethnic distribution of nursing basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 36
Black or African American 246
Hispanic or Latino 176
White 614
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 103
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Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 1,030
Nursing Administration 53
Surgical Nursing 47
Nursing Research & Other 25
Nursing Practice 19

Below are some popular majors that are similar to nursing that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing & Nursing Assistants 44,253
Allied Health Professions 22,225
Allied Health Services 19,412
Health/Medical Admin Services 13,996
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 9,907

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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