Costs and Financial Aid

Degree cost estimates, rounded up

Tuition: $14,000
Books: $3000
Cert Exams: $1,500 (optional)
Total: $18,500

All costs except certification exam fees are eligible for state and federal financial aid programs.

Payback example based on median wage

Nationally, the median wage for computer security specialists is $4,570 per month ($26.35 per hour). Without overtime, this is about $54,808 per year.

Compared to the median wage of computer and electronic machine repairers, which is $2,770 per month ($15.98 per hour) or about $33,238 per year, the annual payback difference is over $20,000 per year.

And this payback differential is likely to increase each year you work in field. Meanwhile, what's that car going to be worth two or three years from now? Probably not more than half it's value today.

Source: wage figures from MN Dept. of Employment and Economic Development through ISEEK.org

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