Iowa contains 52 schools that offer IT programs. Luther College, the highest-ranking IT school in IA, has a total student population of 2,519 and is the 164th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 52 IT schools in Iowa, only 6 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Kaplan University-Des Moines Campus comes out as the most expensive ($25,020/yr), with Southeastern Community College as the lowest recorded at only $6,121/yr.
IT students from Iowa schools who go on to become computer support specialists, IT teachers, computer engineers, computer technicians, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 540,560 people working as computer support specialists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $47,360.
Also, within the IT schools in Iowa, the average student population is 3,609 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from IT, there are 3687 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,622 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,082, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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