Nevada contains 34 schools that offer computer information systems programs. Boise State University, the highest-ranking computer information systems school in NV, has a total student population of 18,933 and is the 448th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 34 computer information systems schools in Nevada, only 14 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, California College-San Diego comes out as the most expensive ($37,960/yr), with Cerritos College as the lowest recorded at only $3,650/yr.
Computer Information Systems students from Nevada 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 Nevada alone, there are 4,230 employed computer support specialists earning an average yearly salary of $46,630. Computer and information systems managers in this state earn $105,410/yr and there are 1,180 employed.
Also, within the computer information systems schools in Nevada, the average student population is 3,396 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from computer information systems, there are 786 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,014 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,730, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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