Undergraduate Certificates in Computer Science

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 57 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 6.8% of compsci graduates were international students.

Education Levels of CompSci Majors

In 2020-2021, 74 earned their undergraduate certificate in compsci. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in compsci at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	39,196
Master’s Degree	14,364
Associate Degree	4,092
Doctor’s Degree	1,252
Basic Certificate	390
Graduate Certificate	197
Undergraduate Certificate	74

Earnings of CompSci Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in compsci is $25,690. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $23,044 to a high of $48,578.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in compsci is $16,997. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $19,248 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $14,745.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in compsci. About 82.4% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	61
Women	13

The racial-ethnic distribution of compsci undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	22
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	27
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

CompSci Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Science	74

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to compsci that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	3,293
Computer Systems Networking	1,915
Computer Information Systems	1,525
Computer Software Applications	1,215
Computer Programming	1,170

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
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