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Basic Certificate in Information Technology

Basic Certificates in Information Technology

9,937 Yearly Graduations
22% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 48% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.5% of it graduates were international students.

Education Levels of IT Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 9,937 people earned their basic certificate in it. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in it at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 11,682
Master’s Degree 11,160
Basic Certificate 9,937
Associate Degree 8,375
Undergraduate Certificate 4,053
Graduate Certificate 1,467
Doctor’s Degree 117

Earnings of IT Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for it majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for it majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in it. About 77.7% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 7,724
Women 2,213
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The racial-ethnic distribution of it basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 652
Black or African American 1,794
Hispanic or Latino 1,839
White 4,470
International Students 251
Other Races/Ethnicities 931
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to it that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 14,774
Computer Programming 4,709
Computer Systems Networking 4,058
Computer Software Applications 2,998
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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