Associate Degrees in Computational Science

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 67 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Scientific Computing Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned their associate degree in scientific computing. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in scientific computing at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	953
Bachelor’s Degree	221
Graduate Certificate	77
Basic Certificate	73
Doctor’s Degree	33
Associate Degree	3

Earnings of Scientific Computing Majors With Associate Degrees

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for scientific computing majors with their associate degree due to lack of data.

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 associate degrees in scientific computing. About 100.0% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	3
Women	0

The racial-ethnic distribution of scientific computing associate degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Yearofthedragon under License

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