Kentucky contains four schools that offer computer programming programs. Northern Kentucky University, the highest-ranking computer programming school in KY, has a total student population of 15,378 and is the 2941st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 computer programming schools in Kentucky, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Brown Mackie College-Hopkinsville comes out as the most expensive ($18,913/yr), with Northern Kentucky University as the lowest recorded at only $9,991/yr.
Computer Programming students from Kentucky schools who go on to become computer programmers, computer security specialists, computer support specialists, computer technicians, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 367,880 people working as computer programmers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $74,690. Also, Computer software engineers, applications make on average $90,170 per year and there are about 495,500 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Kentucky alone, there are 4,660 employed computer software engineers, applications earning an average yearly salary of $69,970. Computer programmers in this state earn $68,160/yr and there are 2,080 employed.
Also, within the computer programming schools in Kentucky, the average student population is 2,555 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from computer programming, there are 2859 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,477 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,117, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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