Kansas contains seven schools that offer computer information systems programs. Kansas State University, the highest-ranking computer information systems school in KS, has a total student population of 23,581 and is the 875th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 7 computer information systems schools in Kansas, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Wichita Technical Institute comes out as the most expensive ($20,903/yr), with Neosho County Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,444/yr.
Computer Information Systems students from Kansas 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 Kansas alone, there are 5,390 employed computer support specialists earning an average yearly salary of $41,090. Computer and information systems managers in this state earn $97,590/yr and there are 2,230 employed.
Also, within the computer information systems schools in Kansas, the average student population is 2,160 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from computer information systems, 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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