Undergraduate Certificates in Computer & Information Sciences

This degree is more popular with male students, and about 43% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.1% of computer and information sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Computer & Information Sciences Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9,870 students earned their undergraduate certificate in computer and information sciences. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in computer and information sciences at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	109,491
Master’s Degree	54,510
Basic Certificate	39,657
Associate Degree	34,465
Undergraduate Certificate	9,870
Graduate Certificate	3,877
Doctor’s Degree	2,584

Earnings of Computer & Information Sciences Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in computer and information sciences is $27,816. 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 $24,751 and the high is $35,603.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in computer and information sciences is $12,667. 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, $16,500 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $9,500.

The median monthly payment of a computer and information sciences graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $87.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in computer and information sciences. About 77.6% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	7,660
Women	2,210

The racial-ethnic distribution of computer and information sciences undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	662
Black or African American	1,383
Hispanic or Latino	1,616
White	5,094
International Students	203
Other Races/Ethnicities	912

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	3,293
Computer Systems Networking	1,915
Computer Information Systems	1,525
Computer Software Applications	1,215
Computer Programming	1,170

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to computer and information sciences that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering Technologies	12,877
Agriculture	4,794
Communications Technology/Support	2,560
Science Technologies	825
Engineering	698

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 Almonroth under License

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