Best Behavioral Health Science Schools Near Leawood, KS (2026)

Leawood, Kansas has 2 accredited schools offering behavioral health science programs, with tuition ranging from $9,945 to $30,432 per year for indexed programs. Leawood has a population of about 33,844. Median household income is $184,976 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 75.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, the top-earning behavioral health science-related role is Social and Community Service Manager at a median $78,920 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Closest Behavioral Health Science Schools to Leawood

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer behavioral health science programs near Leawood, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Leawood 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 Kansas schools on the Kansas behavioral health science page.

Behavioral Health Science Wages Near Leawood

Leawood is part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (BLS area code 28140). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Kansas statewide.

Occupation	Median Wage	Source	COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor	$60,690	Kansas City, MO-KS	$65,611
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker	$58,320	Kansas City, MO-KS	$63,049
Social and Community Service Manager	$78,920	Kansas City, MO-KS	$85,319
Social and Human Service Assistant	$45,860	Kansas City, MO-KS	$49,578

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.

Leawood at a Glance

Metric	Value	Source
Population	33,844	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income	$184,976	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+	75.1%	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)	92.5 (below U.S. average)	BEA RPP 2024

Other Leawood-Area Cities With Behavioral Health Science Programs

Overland Park, KS – 3.6 mi away (188,966 pop)
Prairie Village, KS – 5.5 mi away (21,805 pop)
Grandview, MO – 5.9 mi away (25,190 pop)
Belton, MO – 7.9 mi away (23,290 pop)
Lenexa, KS – 10.2 mi away (52,903 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited behavioral health science schools are near Leawood, KS?

Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering behavioral health science programs near Leawood. The closest is University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS (33.6 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Washburn University (58.5 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying behavioral health science roles near Leawood?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying behavioral health science-related roles near Leawood are: Social and Community Service Manager ($78,920), Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor ($60,690), Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker ($58,320). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kansas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Overland Park instead of Leawood?

Overland Park, KS is 3.6 miles from Leawood 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 Leawood an affordable place to study behavioral health science?

Leawood’s median household income of $184,976 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Leawood while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Kansas 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 Leawood

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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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