Undergraduate Certificates in Computer & IS Security

This degree is more popular with male students, and about 41% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.4% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,489 people earned their undergraduate certificate in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	7,256
Master’s Degree	6,711
Basic Certificate	5,021
Associate Degree	4,168
Undergraduate Certificate	1,489
Graduate Certificate	1,155
Doctor’s Degree	118

Earnings of Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance majors with their undergraduate 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 and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students who are undergraduate certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance. About 79.2% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	1,180
Women	309

The racial-ethnic distribution of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	136
Black or African American	209
Hispanic or Latino	195
White	809
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	119

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	695
	607
	190
	135
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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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By Craig Dennis under License

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