Kentucky contains six schools that offer reading specialist programs. University of Louisville, the highest-ranking reading specialist school in KY, has a total student population of 21,016 and is the 1677th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 6 reading specialist schools in Kentucky, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Bellarmine University comes out as the most expensive ($22,020/yr), with Western Kentucky University as the lowest recorded at only $9,729/yr.
Reading Specialist students from Kentucky schools who go on to become reading specialists, teachers, professors, reading teachers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 65,490 people working as english language and literature teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $65,860. Also, Teachers and instructors make on average $41,110 per year and there are about 599,500 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Kentucky alone, there are 3,920 employed teachers and instructors earning an average yearly salary of $40,610. English language and literature teachers in this state earn $56,030/yr and there are 920 employed.
Also, within the reading specialist schools in Kentucky, the average student population is 2,555 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from reading specialist, 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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