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Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences

Basic Certificates in Computer & Information Sciences

39,710 Yearly Graduations
26% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 46% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.4% of computer & information sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Computer & Information Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 39,710 people earned their basic certificate in computer & information sciences. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in computer & information sciences at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 118,656
Master’s Degree 77,842
Basic Certificate 39,710
Associate Degree 35,940
Undergraduate Certificate 14,517
Graduate Certificate 3,961
Doctor’s Degree 2,892

Earnings of Computer & Information Sciences Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for computer & information sciences majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in computer & information sciences. About 73.8% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 29,321
Women 10,389
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The racial-ethnic distribution of computer & information sciences basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3,037
Black or African American 5,773
Hispanic or Latino 7,556
White 19,227
International Students 938
Other Races/Ethnicities 3,179
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to computer & information sciences that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications Technology/Support 3,328

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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