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Basic Certificate in Computer & IS Security

Basic Certificates in Computer & IS Security

5,272 Yearly Graduations
23% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 47 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.7% 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, 5,272 people earned their basic 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 8,865
Master’s Degree 7,695
Basic Certificate 5,272
Associate Degree 4,739
Undergraduate Certificate 2,018
Graduate Certificate 1,207
Doctor’s Degree 112

Earnings of Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 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 calculate the median and range of debt loads for computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance. About 76.8% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 4,048
Women 1,224
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The racial-ethnic distribution of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 350
Black or African American 958
Hispanic or Latino 913
White 2,419
International Students 90
Other Races/Ethnicities 542
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Network Administration 2,080
Computer Support Specialist 1,601
System, Networking & LAN/WAN 427
Web/Multimedia Management 216
IT Project Management 189

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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