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Basic Certificates in Information Science

310 Yearly Graduations
28% 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, 1.6% of IS graduates were international students.

Education Levels of IS Majors

In 2020-2021, 310 earned their basic certificate in IS. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in IS at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 9,717
Master’s Degree 6,396
Associate Degree 986
Undergraduate Certificate 378
Graduate Certificate 344
Basic Certificate 310
Doctor’s Degree 194

Earnings of IS 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

The data on debt ranges for IS majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in IS. About 71.9% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 223
Women 87
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The racial-ethnic distribution of IS basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 33
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 189
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 19
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IS Concentrations

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science 310

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

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 13,119
Information Technology 9,366
Computer Systems Networking 7,456
Computer Programming 4,106
Computer Software Applications 2,753

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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