Basic Certificates in Computer Science

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 36% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 11.0% of computer science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Computer Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 272 people earned their basic certificate in computer science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in computer science at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	43,697
Master’s Degree	22,206
Associate Degree	4,695
Doctor’s Degree	1,478
Graduate Certificate	317
Basic Certificate	272
Undergraduate Certificate	28

Earnings of Computer Science 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

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for computer science students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in computer science. About 79.8% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	217
Women	55

The racial-ethnic distribution of computer science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	25
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	136
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
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