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Undergraduate Certificate in Security Science and Technology

Undergraduate Certificates in Security Science and Technology

322 Yearly Graduations
$27,063 Median Debt
59% Women
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 58% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.2% of security science and technology graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Security Science and Technology Majors

In 2021-2022, 322 earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in security science and technology is $27,063. 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, $27,281 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $26,844.

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Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in security science and technology. About 59.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 131
Women 191
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The racial-ethnic distribution of security science and technology undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 6
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 146
White 123
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 27
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Security Science and Technology Concentrations

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
133
85
74
15
10

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

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 5,317
Fire Protection 1,172
Homeland Security 96
Other Homeland Security 49

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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