North Carolina contains 98 schools that offer forensic accounting programs. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the highest-ranking forensic accounting school in NC, has a total student population of 28,916 and is the 20th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 98 forensic accounting 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.
Forensic Accounting students from North Carolina 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 North Carolina alone, there are 11,190 employed bill and account collectors earning an average yearly salary of $31,760. Accountants and auditors in this state earn $63,750/yr and there are 26,260 employed.
Also, within the forensic accounting schools in North Carolina, the average student population is 3,455 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from forensic accounting, 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.
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