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Basic Certificates in Computer Information Systems

13,119 Yearly Graduations
24% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 35% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.2% of CIS graduates were international students.

Education Levels of CIS Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13,119 students earned their basic certificate in CIS. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in CIS at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 41,984
Master’s Degree 18,992
Basic Certificate 13,119
Associate Degree 11,058
Undergraduate Certificate 1,525
Doctor’s Degree 984
Graduate Certificate 772

Earnings of CIS 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 calculate the median and range of debt loads for CIS students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in CIS. About 75.8% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 9,946
Women 3,173
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The racial-ethnic distribution of CIS basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 757
Black or African American 1,586
Hispanic or Latino 1,799
White 7,792
International Students 283
Other Races/Ethnicities 902
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CIS Concentrations

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Science 7,058
Information Technology 5,925
Informatics 615
Other Computer Sciences 47
Artificial Intelligence 11

Below are some popular majors that are similar to CIS that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology 9,366
Computer Systems Networking 7,456
Computer Programming 4,106
Computer Software Applications 2,753
Other Computer Sciences 844

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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