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Basic Certificates in Nursing Practice

19 Yearly Graduations
84% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 16% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Nursing Practice Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 19 people earned their basic certificate in nursing practice. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in nursing practice at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree 7,474
Bachelor’s Degree 832
Master’s Degree 453
Graduate Certificate 275
Associate Degree 161
Basic Certificate 19
Undergraduate Certificate 2

Earnings of Nursing Practice Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for nursing practice majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in nursing practice. About 84.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 3
Women 16
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The racial-ethnic distribution of nursing practice basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to nursing practice that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 1,030
Nursing Administration 53
Surgical Nursing 47
Nursing Research & Other 25
Environmental Health Nursing 6

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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