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Basic Certificate in Forensic Science and Technology

Basic Certificates in Forensic Science and Technology

789 Yearly Graduations
80% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 59% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.3% of forensic science and technology graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Forensic Science and Technology Majors

In 2021-2022, 789 basic certificates were awarded to forensic science and technology majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in forensic science and technology at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 2,004
Basic Certificate 789
Associate Degree 526
Undergraduate Certificate 133

Earnings of Forensic Science and Technology Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in forensic science and technology. About 80.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 155
Women 634
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The racial-ethnic distribution of forensic science and technology basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 68
Black or African American 75
Hispanic or Latino 290
White 299
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 39
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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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