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Basic Certificate in Information Science

Basic Certificates in Information Science

286 Yearly Graduations
34% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 34% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.8% of is graduates were international students.

Education Levels of IS Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 286 people earned their basic certificate in is. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in is at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 9,632
Master’s Degree 8,428
Associate Degree 968
Undergraduate Certificate 375
Graduate Certificate 327
Basic Certificate 286
Doctor’s Degree 186

Earnings of IS 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 is. About 66.4% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 190
Women 96
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The racial-ethnic distribution of is basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 13
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 43
White 172
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 19
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to is 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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