Oklahoma City, Oklahoma has 5 accredited schools offering counseling programs, with tuition ranging from $19,896 to $30,612 per year for indexed programs. Oklahoma City has a population of about 688,693. Median household income is $66,702 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 34.0% 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 5 accredited institutions below are the closest among the 5 schools in our directory that offer counseling programs near Oklahoma City. Distances are calculated from Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Oklahoma schools on the Oklahoma counseling page.
Oklahoma 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 | 688,693 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $66,702 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 34.0% | 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 |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering counseling programs near Oklahoma City. The closest is Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, OK (3.8 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Oklahoma Baptist University (33.4 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying counseling-related roles near Oklahoma 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.
Del City, OK is 4.3 miles from Oklahoma 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.
Oklahoma City’s median household income of $66,702 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma City:
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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