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Alvin, Texas has 5 accredited schools offering business administration programs. Alvin has a population of about 27,700. Median household income is $68,769 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 18.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, the top-earning business administration-related role is Financial Manager at a median $166,910 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer business administration programs near Alvin, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Alvin 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 Alvin. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Texas schools on the Texas business administration page.
Alvin is part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area (BLS area code 26420). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Manager | $119,600 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $121,298 |
| Administrative Services Manager | $111,650 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $113,235 |
| Financial Manager | $166,910 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $169,280 |
| Human Resources Manager | $142,110 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $144,128 |
| Management Analyst | $101,120 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $102,556 |
| Project Management Specialist | $99,510 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $100,923 |
| Accountant or Auditor | $85,090 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $86,298 |
| Training and Development Specialist | $62,630 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $63,519 |
| Office and Administrative Support Supervisor | $65,990 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $66,927 |
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 | 27,700 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $68,769 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 18.8% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 98.6 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Business Administration-related employment in Brazoria County | 1,358 workers, 320 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering business administration programs near Alvin 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 Alvin are: Financial Manager ($166,910), Human Resources Manager ($142,110), General and Operations Manager ($119,600). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Friendswood, TX is 10.6 miles from Alvin 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.
Alvin’s median household income of $68,769 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Alvin while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Texas public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Alvin:
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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