Kentucky contains 29 schools that offer forensic accounting programs. Berea College, the highest-ranking forensic accounting school in KY, has a total student population of 1,548 and is the 203rd highest ranked school in America.
Forensic Accounting students from Kentucky schools who go on to become forensic accountants, forensics specialists, crime scene forensics specialists, computer forensics specialists, 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, Bill and account collectors make on average $32,560 per year and there are about 403,100 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Kentucky alone, there are 4,810 employed bill and account collectors earning an average yearly salary of $27,030. Accountants and auditors in this state earn $54,990/yr and there are 10,180 employed.
Also, within the forensic accounting schools in Kentucky, the average student population is 2,555 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from forensic accounting, 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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