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Basic Certificates in Computer Software & Applications

3,163 Yearly Graduations
45% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 48 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 3.7% of computer software graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Computer Software Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 3,163 people earned their basic certificate in computer software. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in computer software at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 4,137
Master’s Degree 3,354
Basic Certificate 3,163
Associate Degree 2,135
Undergraduate Certificate 1,169
Graduate Certificate 346
Doctor’s Degree 8

Earnings of Computer Software Majors With Basic Certificates

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

Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in computer software. About 55.4% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,751
Women 1,412
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The racial-ethnic distribution of computer software basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 205
Black or African American 490
Hispanic or Latino 674
White 1,429
International Students 116
Other Races/Ethnicities 249
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Computer Software Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
1,530
867
418
342
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to computer software that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
14,284
10,422
7,298
4,358
1,062

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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