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Basic Certificate in Computer Software & Applications

Basic Certificates in Computer Software & Applications

2,998 Yearly Graduations
48% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 52% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 3.6% of computer software graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Computer Software Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,998 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 4,223
Master’s Degree 3,929
Basic Certificate 2,998
Associate Degree 2,107
Undergraduate Certificate 1,148
Graduate Certificate 265
Doctor’s Degree 14

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 51.9% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,556
Women 1,442
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The racial-ethnic distribution of computer software basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 198
Black or African American 463
Hispanic or Latino 758
White 1,256
International Students 107
Other Races/Ethnicities 216
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to computer software that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 14,774
Information Technology 9,937
Computer Programming 4,709
Computer Systems Networking 4,058
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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