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Northglenn, Colorado has 4 accredited schools offering behavioral health science programs, with tuition ranging from $4,902 to $45,824 per year for indexed programs. Northglenn has a population of about 37,953. Median household income is $79,530 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 24.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, the top-earning behavioral health science-related role is Social and Community Service Manager at a median $101,310 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer behavioral health science programs near Northglenn, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Northglenn city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Northglenn. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:Accreditor: Higher Learning CommissionIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Higher Learning CommissionIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Higher Learning CommissionIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Higher Learning CommissionIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Colorado schools on the Colorado behavioral health science page.
Northglenn is part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (BLS area code 19740). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Colorado statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor | $62,810 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $59,367 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker | $70,920 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $67,032 |
| Social and Community Service Manager | $101,310 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $95,756 |
| Social and Human Service Assistant | $49,700 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $46,975 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 37,953 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $79,530 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 24.2% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 105.8 (above U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 4 accredited schools offering behavioral health science programs near Northglenn. The closest is Community College of Denver in Denver, CO (11.8 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is United States Air Force Academy (62.3 miles). 3 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying behavioral health science-related roles near Northglenn are: Social and Community Service Manager ($101,310), Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker ($70,920), Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor ($62,810). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Colorado statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Thornton, CO is 1.9 miles from Northglenn and has its own set of local behavioral health science programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Northglenn’s median household income of $79,530 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Northglenn while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Colorado public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Northglenn:
Data verified: August 31, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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