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Basic Certificate in Security Science and Technology

Basic Certificates in Security Science and Technology

1,193 Yearly Graduations
65% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 51% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.8% of security science and technology graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Security Science and Technology Majors

During the 2021-2022 academic year, 1,193 students earned their basic certificate in security science and technology. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in security science and technology at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 3,330
Basic Certificate 1,193
Associate Degree 850
Undergraduate Certificate 322

Earnings of Security Science and Technology Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for security science and technology majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for security science and technology majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in security science and technology. About 65.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 414
Women 779
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The racial-ethnic distribution of security science and technology basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 90
Black or African American 127
Hispanic or Latino 341
White 535
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 79
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Security Science and Technology Concentrations

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
789
189
127
51
18

Below are some popular majors that are similar to security science and technology that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 16,940
Fire Protection 7,034
Homeland Security 1,037
Other Homeland Security 102

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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