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Del City, Oklahoma has 5 accredited schools offering counseling programs, with tuition ranging from $19,896 to $30,612 per year for indexed programs. Del City has a population of about 21,561. Median household income is $48,895 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 15.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Oklahoma City, OK metro area, the top-earning counseling-related role is Social and Community Service Manager at a median $74,940 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer counseling programs near Del City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Del City 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 Del City. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Oklahoma schools on the Oklahoma counseling page.
Del City is part of the Oklahoma City, OK metro area (BLS area code 36420). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Oklahoma statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor | $59,660 | Oklahoma City, OK | $65,996 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselor and Advisor | $52,810 | Oklahoma City, OK | $58,418 |
| Marriage and Family Therapist | $57,670 | Oklahoma City, OK | $63,794 |
| Rehabilitation Counselor | $37,570 | Oklahoma City, OK | $41,560 |
| Counselor, All Other | N/A | OK statewide | – |
| Social and Community Service Manager | $74,940 | Oklahoma City, OK | $82,898 |
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 | 21,561 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $48,895 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 15.8% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 90.4 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Counseling-related employment in Oklahoma County | 15,038 workers, 1,620 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering counseling programs near Del City 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 counseling-related roles near Del City are: Social and Community Service Manager ($74,940), Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor ($59,660), Marriage and Family Therapist ($57,670). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Oklahoma statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Midwest City, OK is 4.1 miles from Del City 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.
Del City’s median household income of $48,895 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Del City while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Oklahoma public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Del City:
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.
