Kansas contains nineteen schools that offer computer forensics programs. Sterling College, the highest-ranking computer forensics school in KS, has a total student population of 722 and is the 588th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 19 computer forensics schools in Kansas, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Friends University comes out as the most expensive ($17,871/yr), with Coffeyville Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,308/yr.
Computer Forensics students from Kansas 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 Kansas alone, there are 820 employed computer specialists earning an average yearly salary of $73,290. Computer systems analysts in this state earn $71,530/yr and there are 5,140 employed.
Also, within the computer forensics schools in Kansas, the average student population is 2,160 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from computer forensics, 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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