Colorado contains 20 schools that offer computer forensics programs. University of Denver, the highest-ranking computer forensics school in CO, has a total student population of 11,644 and is the 148th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 20 computer forensics schools in Colorado, only 6 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Denver comes out as the most expensive ($31,044/yr), with Colorado Mountain College as the lowest recorded at only $6,996/yr.
Computer Forensics students from Colorado schools who go on to become computer forensics specialists, computer security specialists, computer and information scientists, computer support specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 512,720 people working as computer systems analysts alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $80,430. Also, Computer specialists make on average $78,010 per year and there are about 195,890 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Colorado alone, there are 6,800 employed computer specialists earning an average yearly salary of $77,650. Computer systems analysts in this state earn $82,910/yr and there are 10,500 employed.
Also, within the computer forensics schools in Colorado, the average student population is 3,182 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from computer forensics, there are 2501 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,103 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,337, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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