Undergraduate Certificates in Computer Systems Networking

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 46 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.0% of networking graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Networking Majors

In 2020-2021, 1,915 earned their undergraduate certificate in networking. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in networking at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	7,456
Associate Degree	3,355
Undergraduate Certificate	1,915
Bachelor’s Degree	1,254
Master’s Degree	566
Graduate Certificate	154

Earnings of Networking Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in networking is $32,097. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $24,852 and the high is $34,804.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in networking is $10,785. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $13,449 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $9,821.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $94.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in networking. About 87.6% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	1,677
Women	238

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	108
Black or African American	268
Hispanic or Latino	375
White	969
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	175

Networking Concentrations

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Systems Networking	1,910
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Related Majors

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

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	3,293
Computer Information Systems	1,525
Computer Software Applications	1,215
Computer Programming	1,170
Information Science	378

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 Ludovic.ferre under License

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