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Basic Certificate in Computer Information Systems

Basic Certificates in Computer Information Systems

14,774 Yearly Graduations
25% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 40% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.0% of cis graduates were international students.

Education Levels of CIS Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 14,774 people earned their basic certificate in cis. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in cis at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 44,489
Master’s Degree 29,534
Basic Certificate 14,774
Associate Degree 12,111
Undergraduate Certificate 2,233
Doctor’s Degree 1,068
Graduate Certificate 889

Earnings of CIS Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for cis 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 men than women pursue basic certificates in cis. About 75.1% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 11,093
Women 3,681
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The racial-ethnic distribution of cis basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 915
Black or African American 2,048
Hispanic or Latino 2,436
White 8,020
International Students 290
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,065
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to cis that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology 9,937
Computer Programming 4,709
Computer Systems Networking 4,058
Computer Software Applications 2,998
Other Computer Sciences 1,197

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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