Undergraduate Completion

The majority of long-term certificates earned in 2021 were awarded in manufacturing, military technology, and other applied fields (58.7 percent), followed by health care (15.7 percent) and STEM (12.5 percent) fields. 

• Manufacturing, military technology, and other applied fields was the most popular field of study for most student groups—ranging from 49.2 percent of Black or African American students to 72.1 percent of American Indian or Alaska Native students—except for Asian and international students.  
• Nearly three-quarters of American Indian or Alaska Native (72.1 percent) students earned a long-term certificate in manufacturing, military technology, and other applied fields, while a quarter of international (24.2 percent) students did so.  
• About 44 percent of Asian students earned a long-term certificate in health care fields, compared with 12.8 percent of Black or African American, 10.9 percent of White, 10.3 percent American Indian or Alaska Native, and 3.3 percent of international students.  
• Roughly 27 percent of international students and 19 percent of Black or African American students earned a long-term certificate in STEM fields, while fewer than 10 percent of Asian (6.6 percent), Hispanic or Latino (4.9 percent), Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (4.2 percent), and American Indian or Alaska Native (2.9 percent) students did so.  
• About 42 percent of international students earned a long-term certificate in social sciences and humanities; this share was much higher than those of other groups, which ranged from 3.8 percent of Asian students to 10.3 percent of American Indian or Alaska Native students.