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Basic Certificates in Information Technology

9,366 Yearly Graduations
21% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 46% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.6% of IT graduates were international students.

Education Levels of IT Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9,366 students earned their basic certificate in IT. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in IT at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 9,552
Basic Certificate 9,366
Master’s Degree 9,181
Associate Degree 7,590
Undergraduate Certificate 3,293
Graduate Certificate 1,452
Doctor’s Degree 121

Earnings of IT 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

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for IT students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in IT. About 79.3% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 7,427
Women 1,939
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The racial-ethnic distribution of IT basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 598
Black or African American 1,686
Hispanic or Latino 1,581
White 4,301
International Students 147
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,053
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IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security 4,441
Network Administration 2,575
Computer Support Specialist 1,166
System, Networking & LAN/WAN 483
Web/Multimedia Management 378

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

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 13,119
Computer Systems Networking 7,456
Computer Programming 4,106
Computer Software Applications 2,753
Other Computer Sciences 844

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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