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Basic Certificates in Computer & Information Sciences

39,657 Yearly Graduations
25% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 44 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.0% of computer and information sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Computer & Information Sciences Majors

In 2020-2021, 39,657 basic certificates were awarded to computer and information sciences majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in computer and information sciences at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 109,491
Master’s Degree 54,510
Basic Certificate 39,657
Associate Degree 34,465
Undergraduate Certificate 9,870
Graduate Certificate 3,877
Doctor’s Degree 2,584

Earnings of Computer & Information Sciences Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for computer and information sciences majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in computer and information sciences. About 75.4% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 29,883
Women 9,774
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The racial-ethnic distribution of computer and information sciences basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,684
Black or African American 6,647
Hispanic or Latino 6,247
White 19,995
International Students 781
Other Races/Ethnicities 3,303
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Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 13,119
Information Technology 9,366
Computer Systems Networking 7,456
Computer Programming 4,106
Computer Software Applications 2,753

Below are some popular majors that are similar to computer and information sciences that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering Technologies 22,500
Agriculture 4,975
Communications Technology/Support 2,890
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 2,227
Engineering 1,285

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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