Wisconsin contains 49 schools that offer forensic accounting programs. University of Wisconsin-Madison, the highest-ranking forensic accounting school in WI, has a total student population of 41,654 and is the 23rd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 49 forensic accounting schools in Wisconsin, only 10 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Milwaukee Campus comes out as the most expensive ($25,701/yr), with Gateway Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $220/yr.
Forensic Accounting students from Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin alone, there are 5,530 employed bill and account collectors earning an average yearly salary of $31,780. Accountants and auditors in this state earn $61,070/yr and there are 18,690 employed.
Also, within the forensic accounting schools in Wisconsin, the average student population is 3,620 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from forensic accounting, there are 4047 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,987 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,857, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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