Basic Certificates in Computer & IS Security

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 44 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.6% of computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4,441 students earned their basic certificate in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	6,403
Master’s Degree	5,574
Basic Certificate	4,441
Associate Degree	3,655
Undergraduate Certificate	1,413
Graduate Certificate	1,228
Doctor’s Degree	115

Earnings of Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance. About 79.2% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	3,517
Women	924

The racial-ethnic distribution of computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	282
Black or African American	764
Hispanic or Latino	688
White	2,068
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	567

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance that offer basic certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Network Administration	2,575
Computer Support Specialist	1,166
System, Networking & LAN/WAN	483
Web/Multimedia Management	378
IT Project Management	187

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 Craig Dennis under License

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