Criminal Justice Administration Schools Near Royal Palm Beach, FL

Royal Palm Beach, Florida has 17 accredited schools offering criminal justice administration programs, with tuition ranging from $2,764 to $44,480 per year for indexed programs. Royal Palm Beach has a population of about 39,089. Median household income is $92,382 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 35.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, the top-earning criminal justice administration-related role is First-Line Supervisor of Police and Detectives at a median $127,570 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


Closest Criminal Justice Administration Schools to Royal Palm Beach

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer criminal justice administration programs near Royal Palm Beach, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Royal Palm Beach 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:

  • 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 Royal Palm Beach. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

#1

South University-West Palm Beach

Royal Palm Beach, FL 1.7 miles from Royal Palm Beach BOC Score 27.3
  • 4 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 40%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $34,421
Avg net price $20,271/yr
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 54%
  • Programs offered: 12

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Florida schools on the Florida criminal justice administration page.


Criminal Justice Administration Wages Near Royal Palm Beach

Royal Palm Beach is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (BLS area code 33100). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Florida statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
First-Line Supervisor of Police and Detectives$127,570Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$111,708
First-Line Supervisor of Correctional Officers$66,860Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$58,546
General and Operations Manager$105,640Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$92,504
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officer$79,840Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$69,912

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.


Royal Palm Beach at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population39,089Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$92,382Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+35.8%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)114.2 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited criminal justice administration schools are near Royal Palm Beach, FL?

Our directory has 17 accredited schools offering criminal justice administration programs near Royal Palm Beach. The closest is South University-West Palm Beach in Royal Palm Beach, FL (1.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Florida Memorial University (54.4 miles). 9 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying criminal justice administration roles near Royal Palm Beach?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying criminal justice administration-related roles near Royal Palm Beach are: First-Line Supervisor of Police and Detectives ($127,570), General and Operations Manager ($105,640), Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officer ($79,840). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Florida statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Wellington instead of Royal Palm Beach?

Wellington, FL is 4.9 miles from Royal Palm Beach and has its own set of local criminal justice administration programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Is Royal Palm Beach an affordable place to study criminal justice administration?

Royal Palm Beach’s median household income of $92,382 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Royal Palm Beach while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Florida 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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Other Programs Available in Royal Palm Beach

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Data verified: August 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 2024โ€“2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.