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Undergraduate Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences

Undergraduate Certificates in Computer & Information Sciences

14,517 Yearly Graduations
$37,754 Median Salary
$10,296 Median Debt
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 50 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.5% of computer & information sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Computer & Information Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 14,517 people earned their undergraduate certificate in computer & information sciences. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in computer & information sciences at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 118,656
Master’s Degree 77,842
Basic Certificate 39,710
Associate Degree 35,940
Undergraduate Certificate 14,517
Graduate Certificate 3,961
Doctor’s Degree 2,892

Earnings of Computer & Information Sciences Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in computer & information sciences is $37,754. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $29,267 and the high is $46,374.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in computer & information sciences is $10,296. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $11,540 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $9,121.

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Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in computer & information sciences. About 77.5% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 11,246
Women 3,271
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The racial-ethnic distribution of computer & information sciences undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 695
Black or African American 3,309
Hispanic or Latino 2,440
White 6,624
International Students 215
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,234
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to computer & information sciences that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications Technology/Support 2,709

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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