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Norton Shores, Michigan has 4 accredited schools offering behavioral health science programs, with tuition ranging from $10,398 to $35,056 per year for indexed programs. Norton Shores has a population of about 25,000. Median household income is $73,390 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 33.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area, the top-earning behavioral health science-related role is Social and Community Service Manager at a median $95,670 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer behavioral health science programs near Norton Shores, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Norton Shores 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 Michigan schools on the Michigan behavioral health science page.
Norton Shores is part of the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area (BLS area code 34740). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Michigan statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor | $69,090 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $74,692 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker | $58,960 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $63,741 |
| Social and Community Service Manager | $95,670 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $103,427 |
| Social and Human Service Assistant | $37,320 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $40,346 |
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 | 25,000 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $73,390 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 33.2% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 92.5 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 4 accredited schools offering behavioral health science programs near Norton Shores. The closest is Davenport University in Grand Rapids, MI (42.2 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Andrews University (83.0 miles). 4 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 Norton Shores are: Social and Community Service Manager ($95,670), Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor ($69,090), Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker ($58,960). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Michigan statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Muskegon, MI is 4.6 miles from Norton Shores 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.
Norton Shores’s median household income of $73,390 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Norton Shores while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Michigan public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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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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