Kansas contains 37 schools that offer broadcasting programs. Southwestern College, the highest-ranking broadcasting school in KS, has a total student population of 1,810 and is the 553rd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 37 broadcasting schools in Kansas, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Baker University comes out as the most expensive ($21,424/yr), with Haskell Indian Nations University as the lowest recorded at only $4,302/yr.
Broadcasting students from Kansas 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 Kansas alone, there are 70 employed broadcast news analysts earning an average yearly salary of $29,840. Broadcast technicians in this state earn $32,030/yr and there are 200 employed.
Also, within the broadcasting schools in Kansas, the average student population is 2,160 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from broadcasting, there are 2989 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,054, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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