Undergraduate Certificates in Teacher Education Grade Specific

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 42% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.9% of grade specific ed graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Grade Specific Ed Majors

In 2020-2021, 2,759 earned their undergraduate certificate in grade specific ed. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in grade specific ed at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	53,664
Master’s Degree	29,374
Associate Degree	12,921
Basic Certificate	6,431
Graduate Certificate	4,646
Undergraduate Certificate	2,759
Doctor’s Degree	431

Earnings of Grade Specific Ed Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in grade specific ed is $22,995. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $17,967 to a high of $23,212.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in grade specific ed is $15,875. 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, $19,393 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $12,986.

The median monthly payment of a grade specific ed graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $178.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in grade specific ed. About 92.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	205
Women	2,554

The racial-ethnic distribution of grade specific ed undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	76
Black or African American	512
Hispanic or Latino	366
White	1,436
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	345

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Early Childhood Education	2,139
Secondary Education	190
Elementary Education	159
Teacher Education	73
Kindergarten/Preschool Education	30

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to grade specific ed that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teaching Assistant/Aide	826
General Education	193
Teacher Education Subject Specific	171
Instructional Media Design	40
Teaching English or French	33

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
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