Kentucky contains 30 schools that offer CPA programs. Berea College, the highest-ranking CPA school in KY, has a total student population of 1,548 and is the 203rd highest ranked school in America.
CPA students from Kentucky 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 Kentucky alone, there are 2,160 employed tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents earning an average yearly salary of $45,450. Accountants and auditors in this state earn $54,990/yr and there are 10,180 employed.
Also, within the CPA schools in Kentucky, the average student population is 2,555 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from CPA, 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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