Florida contains 46 schools that offer computer information systems programs. University of Central Florida, the highest-ranking computer information systems school in FL, has a total student population of 53,401 and is the 71st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 46 computer information systems schools in Florida, only 19 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Winter Park Tech comes out as the most expensive ($36,420/yr), with Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center as the lowest recorded at only $774/yr.
Computer Information Systems students from Florida schools who go on to become computer information systems specialists, computer support specialists, network engineers, database engineers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 287,210 people working as computer and information systems managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $120,640. Also, Computer support specialists make on average $47,360 per year and there are about 540,560 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Florida alone, there are 33,050 employed computer support specialists earning an average yearly salary of $40,320. Computer and information systems managers in this state earn $119,230/yr and there are 7,280 employed.
Also, within the computer information systems schools in Florida, the average student population is 3,322 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from computer information systems, there are 7625 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,875 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,879, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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