Tennessee contains 42 schools that offer CPA programs. Vanderbilt University, the highest-ranking CPA school in TN, has a total student population of 12,506 and is the 17th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 42 CPA schools in Tennessee, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, DeVry University-Tennessee comes out as the most expensive ($26,482/yr), with Southwest Tennessee Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,338/yr.
CPA students from Tennessee 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 Tennessee alone, there are 1,440 employed tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents earning an average yearly salary of $50,360. Accountants and auditors in this state earn $57,370/yr and there are 15,660 employed.
Also, within the CPA schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from CPA, there are 4116 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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