Indiana contains 40 schools that offer broadcasting programs. Indiana University-Bloomington, the highest-ranking broadcasting school in IN, has a total student population of 42,347 and is the 59th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 40 broadcasting schools in Indiana, only 10 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Butler University comes out as the most expensive ($26,565/yr), with Purdue University-Calumet Campus as the lowest recorded at only $7,893/yr.
Broadcasting students from Indiana schools who go on to become broadcast technicians, reporters, news reporters, news anchors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 31,220 people working as broadcast technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $38,330. Also, Broadcast news analysts make on average $67,990 per year and there are about 5,820 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Indiana alone, there are 190 employed broadcast news analysts earning an average yearly salary of $63,100. Broadcast technicians in this state earn $34,480/yr and there are 560 employed.
Also, within the broadcasting schools in Indiana, the average student population is 3,200 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from broadcasting, there are 4523 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,471 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,867, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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