Undergraduate Certificates in Information Science

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 42 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.8% of IS graduates were international students.

Education Levels of IS Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 378 students earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in IS is $28,266. However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years experience you have. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $28,266 and the high is $28,266.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in IS is $15,354. 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, $19,477 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $11,230.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in IS. About 73.8% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	279
Women	99

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	22
Black or African American	82
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	194
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

IS Concentrations

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	378

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to IS 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
• Image Credit: By The Opte Project under License

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