Port Hueneme, California has 5 accredited schools offering counseling programs. Port Hueneme has a population of about 21,691. Median household income is $76,655 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 22.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area, the top-earning counseling-related role is Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselor and Advisor at a median $100,790 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The 5 accredited institutions below are the closest among the 5 schools in our directory that offer counseling programs near Port Hueneme. Distances are calculated from Port Hueneme city center.
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 Port Hueneme. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all California schools on the California counseling page.
Port Hueneme is part of the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area (BLS area code 37100). 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor | $64,910 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $58,742 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselor and Advisor | $100,790 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $91,213 |
| Marriage and Family Therapist | $49,680 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $44,959 |
| Rehabilitation Counselor | $43,110 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $39,014 |
| Counselor, All Other | $48,850 | CA statewide | $44,208 |
| Social and Community Service Manager | $80,840 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $73,158 |
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 | 21,691 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $76,655 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 22.7% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 110.5 (above U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Counseling-related employment in Ventura County | 20,706 workers, 8,062 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering counseling programs near Port Hueneme. The closest is Oxnard College in Oxnard, CA (2.5 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Los Angeles Pierce College (35.7 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying counseling-related roles near Port Hueneme are: Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselor and Advisor ($100,790), Social and Community Service Manager ($80,840), Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor ($64,910). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with California statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Oxnard, CA is 2.7 miles from Port Hueneme and has its own set of local counseling programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Port Hueneme’s median household income of $76,655 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Port Hueneme while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and California public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Port Hueneme:
Data verified: June 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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