Virginia contains seven schools that offer computer information systems programs. Eastern Mennonite University, the highest-ranking computer information systems school in VA, has a total student population of 1,525 and is the 300th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 7 computer information systems schools in Virginia, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Stratford University comes out as the most expensive ($27,887/yr), with ECPI Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $12,392/yr.
Computer Information Systems students from Virginia 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 Virginia alone, there are 18,840 employed computer support specialists earning an average yearly salary of $48,150. Computer and information systems managers in this state earn $130,800/yr and there are 12,320 employed.
Also, within the computer information systems schools in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from computer information systems, there are 3782 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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