Behavioral Health Science Schools Near Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida has 5 accredited schools offering behavioral health science programs, with tuition ranging from $2,496 to $62,616 per year for indexed programs. Palm Beach Gardens has a population of about 59,751. Median household income is $110,563 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 56.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, the top-earning behavioral health science-related role is Social and Community Service Manager at a median $79,240 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Closest Behavioral Health Science Schools to Palm Beach Gardens

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer behavioral health science programs near Palm Beach Gardens, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Palm Beach Gardens city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Florida schools on the Florida behavioral health science page.

Behavioral Health Science Wages Near Palm Beach Gardens

Palm Beach Gardens is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (BLS area code 33100). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Florida statewide.

Occupation	Median Wage	Source	COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor	$57,290	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$50,166
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker	$51,510	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$45,105
Social and Community Service Manager	$79,240	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$69,387
Social and Human Service Assistant	$45,370	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$39,729

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.

Palm Beach Gardens at a Glance

Metric	Value	Source
Population	59,751	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income	$110,563	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+	56.7%	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)	114.2 (above U.S. average)	BEA RPP 2024

Other Palm Beach Gardens-Area Cities With Behavioral Health Science Programs

Jupiter, FL – 5.9 mi away (63,813 pop)
Riviera Beach, FL – 7.3 mi away (34,244 pop)
West Palm Beach, FL – 7.4 mi away (108,161 pop)
Royal Palm Beach, FL – 10.6 mi away (38,006 pop)
Palm Springs, FL – 15.2 mi away (24,051 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited behavioral health science schools are near Palm Beach Gardens, FL?

Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering behavioral health science programs near Palm Beach Gardens. The closest is Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL (32.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Eastern Florida State College (96.4 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying behavioral health science roles near Palm Beach Gardens?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying behavioral health science-related roles near Palm Beach Gardens are: Social and Community Service Manager ($79,240), Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor ($57,290), Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker ($51,510). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Florida statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Jupiter instead of Palm Beach Gardens?

Jupiter, FL is 5.9 miles from Palm Beach Gardens 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.

Is Palm Beach Gardens an affordable place to study behavioral health science?

Palm Beach Gardens’s median household income of $110,563 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Palm Beach Gardens while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Florida public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.

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Other Programs Available in Palm Beach Gardens

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Data verified: August 11, 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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