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Prairie Village, Kansas has 5 accredited schools offering business administration programs. Prairie Village has a population of about 22,937. Median household income is $107,664 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 73.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, the top-earning business administration-related role is Financial Manager at a median $162,490 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer business administration programs near Prairie Village, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Prairie Village 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 Prairie Village. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Kansas schools on the Kansas business administration page.
Prairie Village 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Manager | $90,490 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $97,827 |
| Administrative Services Manager | $109,290 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $118,151 |
| Financial Manager | $162,490 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $175,665 |
| Human Resources Manager | $140,890 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $152,314 |
| Management Analyst | $98,430 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $106,411 |
| Project Management Specialist | $101,050 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $109,243 |
| Accountant or Auditor | $80,040 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $86,530 |
| Training and Development Specialist | $66,300 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $71,676 |
| Office and Administrative Support Supervisor | $66,780 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $72,195 |
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 | 22,937 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $107,664 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 73.4% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 92.5 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Business Administration-related employment in Johnson County | 20,969 workers, 2,825 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering business administration programs near Prairie Village are listed on this page, ranked by BOC Score and distance from the city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS and College Scorecard data on every site update, so it stays current as programs open and close.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying business administration-related roles near Prairie Village are: Financial Manager ($162,490), Human Resources Manager ($140,890), Administrative Services Manager ($109,290). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kansas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Leawood, KS is 5.5 miles from Prairie Village and has its own set of local business administration programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Prairie Village’s median household income of $107,664 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Prairie Village while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Kansas public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Prairie Village:
Data verified: July 23, 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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