Kansas contains 36 schools that offer CPA programs. Southwestern College, the highest-ranking CPA school in KS, has a total student population of 1,810 and is the 553rd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 36 CPA schools in Kansas, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Wichita Area Technical College comes out as the most expensive ($22,197/yr), with Neosho County Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,444/yr.
CPA students from Kansas schools who go on to become certified public accountants, accountants, finance accountants, tax accountants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 1,106,980 people working as accountants and auditors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $67,430. Also, Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents make on average $53,800 per year and there are about 69,500 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Kansas alone, there are 540 employed tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents earning an average yearly salary of $43,560. Accountants and auditors in this state earn $56,300/yr and there are 10,570 employed.
Also, within the CPA schools in Kansas, the average student population is 2,160 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from CPA, 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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