Rohnert Park, California has 4 accredited schools offering child development programs, with tuition ranging from $7,583 to $50,974 per year for indexed programs. Rohnert Park has a population of about 44,461. Median household income is $96,635 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 30.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area, the top-earning child development-related role is Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education at a median $92,910 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Child Development Schools to Rohnert Park
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer child development programs near Rohnert Park, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Rohnert Park city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
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:
BOCSCORE
- Graduation rate 30%
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
- Average net price (lower is better) 20%
- Retention rate 15%
- Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Rohnert Park.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Graduation rate
69%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$65,986
Avg net price
$12,885/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 77%
- Programs offered: 50
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all California schools on the California child development page.
Child Development Wages Near Rohnert Park
Rohnert Park is part of the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area (BLS area code 42220). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to California statewide.
| Occupation |
Median Wage |
Source |
COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education |
$46,710 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA |
$43,330 |
| Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare |
$58,330 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA |
$54,109 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
$56,810 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA |
$52,699 |
| Childcare Workers |
$41,260 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA |
$38,275 |
| Special Education Teachers, Preschool |
$59,550 |
CA statewide |
$55,241 |
| Social and Human Service Assistants |
$58,580 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA |
$54,341 |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education |
$92,910 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA |
$86,187 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other |
$60,260 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA |
$55,900 |
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.
Rohnert Park at a Glance
| Metric |
Value |
Source |
| Population |
44,461 |
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income |
$96,635 |
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ |
30.1% |
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) |
107.8 (above U.S. average) |
BEA RPP 2024 |
Other Rohnert Park-Area Cities With Child Development Programs
- Santa Rosa, CA – 6.8 mi away (321,699 pop)
- Petaluma, CA – 8.2 mi away (66,940 pop)
- Sonoma, CA – 13.4 mi away (33,923 pop)
- Windsor, CA – 14.7 mi away (27,555 pop)
- Novato, CA – 19.2 mi away (56,004 pop)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many accredited child development schools are near Rohnert Park, CA?
Our directory has 4 accredited schools offering child development programs near Rohnert Park. The closest is Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, CA (1.2 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Santa Clara University (80.5 miles). 4 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying child development roles near Rohnert Park?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying child development-related roles near Rohnert Park are: Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education ($92,910), Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other ($60,260), Special Education Teachers, Preschool ($59,550). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with California statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Santa Rosa instead of Rohnert Park?
Santa Rosa, CA is 6.8 miles from Rohnert Park and has its own set of local child development programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Rohnert Park an affordable place to study child development?
Rohnert Park’s median household income of $96,635 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Rohnert Park while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and California 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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Data verified: September 5, 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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