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CPA Schools in North Carolina

North Carolina contains 98 schools that offer CPA programs. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the highest-ranking CPA school in NC, has a total student population of 28,916 and is the 20th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 98 CPA schools in North Carolina, only 7 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Brookstone College comes out as the most expensive ($34,289/yr), with Rowan-Cabarrus Community College as the lowest recorded at only $76/yr.

CPA students from North Carolina 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 North Carolina alone, there are 1,340 employed tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents earning an average yearly salary of $48,360. Accountants and auditors in this state earn $63,750/yr and there are 26,260 employed.

Also, within the CPA schools in North Carolina, the average student population is 3,455 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from CPA, there are 6640 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,218 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,155, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

North Carolina Interesting Facts

• The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States.
• In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement.
• High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World.
• Know as "Fish Town" in the early 1700's when Blackbeard frequented the coast, "Beaufort Town" was established as a seaport with the right to collect customs, in 1722.
• The Outer Banks of NC hosts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.

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