Undergraduate Certificates in Computer & IS Security

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 44% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.5% 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, 1,413 students earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

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

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors who have their undergraduate certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance. About 78.6% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	1,110
Women	303

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	110
Black or African American	231
Hispanic or Latino	167
White	731
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	153

Related Majors

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

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Network Administration	838
Computer Support Specialist	763
System, Networking & LAN/WAN	170
Web/Multimedia Management	55
Information Technology Management	41

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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