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Undergraduate Certificates in Computer Software & Applications

1,215 Yearly Graduations
$58,552 Median Salary
$21,375 Median Debt
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 41% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.9% of computer software graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Computer Software Majors

In 2020-2021, 1,215 earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in computer software is $58,552. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $26,824 and the high is $58,552.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in computer software is $21,375. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $28,094 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $10,556.

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Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in computer software. About 59.7% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 725
Women 490
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The racial-ethnic distribution of computer software undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 65
Black or African American 126
Hispanic or Latino 253
White 638
International Students 35
Other Races/Ethnicities 98
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to computer software that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology 3,293
Computer Systems Networking 1,915
Computer Information Systems 1,525
Computer Programming 1,170
Information Science 378

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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