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Basic Certificate in General Computer & Information Sciences

Basic Certificates in General Computer & Information Sciences

8,071 Yearly Graduations
24% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 34% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.6% of computer and information sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Computer and Information Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 8,071 people earned their basic certificate in computer and information sciences. 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 28,096
Master’s Degree 18,316
Basic Certificate 8,071
Associate Degree 5,740
Undergraduate Certificate 1,281
Doctor’s Degree 801
Graduate Certificate 275

Earnings of Computer and 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

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 computer and information sciences. About 75.9% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 6,123
Women 1,948
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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 525
Black or African American 834
Hispanic or Latino 1,102
White 4,942
International Students 128
Other Races/Ethnicities 540
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to computer and information sciences that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology 6,538
Other Computer Sciences 85
Informatics 36
Artificial Intelligence 32
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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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