Georgia contains 32 schools that offer computer forensics programs. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, the highest-ranking computer forensics school in GA, has a total student population of 20,291 and is the 66th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 32 computer forensics schools in Georgia, only 6 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Omnitech Institute comes out as the most expensive ($44,240/yr), with Macon State College as the lowest recorded at only $6,379/yr.
Computer Forensics students from Georgia 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 Georgia alone, there are 3,500 employed computer specialists earning an average yearly salary of $76,740. Computer systems analysts in this state earn $81,220/yr and there are 23,670 employed.
Also, within the computer forensics schools in Georgia, the average student population is 2,956 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from computer forensics, there are 5022 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,057, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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