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2,844 Yearly Graduations
25% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 45% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 5.6% of computer programming graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Computer Programming Majors

In 2020-2021, 2,844 basic certificates were awarded to computer programming majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in computer programming at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 3,050
Basic Certificate 2,844
Bachelor’s Degree 1,872
Undergraduate Certificate 682
Master’s Degree 212
Graduate Certificate 90

Earnings of Computer Programming 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

The data on debt ranges for computer programming majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in computer programming. About 75.1% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 2,136
Women 708
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The racial-ethnic distribution of computer programming basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 400
Black or African American 268
Hispanic or Latino 493
White 1,227
International Students 158
Other Races/Ethnicities 298
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to computer programming that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Specific Application Programming 868
Computer Certifications 203
167
Other Computer Programming 19
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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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