Bainbridge Island, Washington has 5 accredited schools offering counseling programs. Bainbridge Island has a population of about 24,607. Median household income is $159,882 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 75.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA metro area, the top-earning counseling-related role is Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselor and Advisor at a median $102,650 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 Bainbridge Island. Distances are calculated from Bainbridge Island 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 Bainbridge Island. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Washington schools on the Washington counseling page.
Bainbridge Island is part of the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA metro area (BLS area code 14740). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Washington statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor | $60,070 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $56,884 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselor and Advisor | $102,650 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $97,206 |
| Marriage and Family Therapist | $60,000 | WA statewide | $56,818 |
| Rehabilitation Counselor | $61,290 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $58,040 |
| Counselor, All Other | $69,530 | WA statewide | $65,843 |
| Social and Community Service Manager | $96,470 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $91,354 |
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 | 24,607 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $159,882 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 75.0% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 105.6 (above U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Counseling-related employment in Kitsap County | 3,982 workers, 325 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering counseling programs near Bainbridge Island. The closest is Olympic College in Bremerton, WA (6.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Antioch University-Seattle (9.5 miles). 3 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 Bainbridge Island are: Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselor and Advisor ($102,650), Social and Community Service Manager ($96,470), Counselor, All Other ($69,530). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Washington statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Seattle, WA is 10.3 miles from Bainbridge Island 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.
Bainbridge Island’s median household income of $159,882 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Bainbridge Island while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Washington public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Bainbridge Island:
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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