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Basic Certificate in Data Processing

Basic Certificates in Data Processing

629 Yearly Graduations
38% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 58 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.6% of data processing graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Data Processing Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 629 people earned their basic certificate in data processing. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in data processing at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 629
Associate Degree 604
Master’s Degree 312
Bachelor’s Degree 179
Undergraduate Certificate 166
Graduate Certificate 30
Doctor’s Degree 7

Earnings of Data Processing 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 estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in data processing. About 61.8% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 389
Women 240
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The racial-ethnic distribution of data processing basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 19
Black or African American 152
Hispanic or Latino 173
White 242
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 39
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to data processing 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
Computer Software Applications 2,998

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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