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Undergraduate Certificates in Information Technology

3,293 Yearly Graduations
$24,751 Median Salary
$12,667 Median Debt
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 45% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.4% of IT graduates were international students.

Education Levels of IT Majors

In 2020-2021, 3,293 earned their undergraduate 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 9,552
Basic Certificate 9,366
Master’s Degree 9,181
Associate Degree 7,590
Undergraduate Certificate 3,293
Graduate Certificate 1,452
Doctor’s Degree 121

Earnings of IT Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in IT is $24,751. However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years experience you have. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $24,751 to a high of $32,123.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in IT is $12,667. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $15,235 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $9,500.

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Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $85.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in IT. About 80.0% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 2,636
Women 657
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The racial-ethnic distribution of IT undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 235
Black or African American 562
Hispanic or Latino 466
White 1,665
International Students 46
Other Races/Ethnicities 319
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to IT that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Systems Networking 1,915
Computer Information Systems 1,525
Computer Software Applications 1,215
Computer Programming 1,170
Information Science 378

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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