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Basic Certificate in Data Science

Basic Certificates in Data Science

146 Yearly Graduations
36% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 25 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 27.4% of data science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Data Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 146 people earned their basic certificate in data science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in data science at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 2,326
Bachelor’s Degree 1,639
Graduate Certificate 249
Basic Certificate 146
Associate Degree 34
Doctor’s Degree 14
Undergraduate Certificate 8

Earnings of Data Science 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 estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in data science. About 64.4% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 94
Women 52
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The racial-ethnic distribution of data science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 16
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 60
International Students 40
Other Races/Ethnicities 12
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to data science that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Interdisciplinary Studies 1,878
Biological & Physical Science 1,342
458
Interdisciplinary Studies 361
Sustainability Science 302

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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