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Basic Certificates in Information Technology

5,925 Yearly Graduations
26% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 40% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.6% of IT graduates were international students.

Education Levels of IT Majors

In 2020-2021, 5,925 basic certificates were awarded to IT majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in IT at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 13,241
Master’s Degree 5,927
Basic Certificate 5,925
Associate Degree 5,326
Undergraduate Certificate 583
Graduate Certificate 409
Doctor’s Degree 120

Earnings of IT Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for IT majors with their basic certificate 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 basic certificates in IT. About 74.4% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 4,406
Women 1,519
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The racial-ethnic distribution of IT basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 306
Black or African American 980
Hispanic or Latino 854
White 3,133
International Students 157
Other Races/Ethnicities 495
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to IT that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Science 7,058
Informatics 78
Other Computer Sciences 47
Artificial Intelligence 11

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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