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Basic Certificates in Computer Software & Applications

2,753 Yearly Graduations
44% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 46% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.5% of computer software graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Computer Software Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2,753 students 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 4,055
Master’s Degree 3,555
Basic Certificate 2,753
Associate Degree 2,266
Undergraduate Certificate 1,215
Graduate Certificate 483
Doctor’s Degree 9

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 55.9% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,538
Women 1,215
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The racial-ethnic distribution of computer software basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 181
Black or African American 362
Hispanic or Latino 617
White 1,304
International Students 69
Other Races/Ethnicities 220
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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 13,119
Information Technology 9,366
Computer Systems Networking 7,456
Computer Programming 4,106
Other Computer Sciences 844

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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