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Fort Walton Beach, Florida has 5 accredited schools offering cybersecurity programs, with tuition ranging from $2,348 to $9,718 per year for indexed programs. Fort Walton Beach has a population of about 20,956. Median household income is $66,556 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 27.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area, the top-earning cybersecurity-related role is Computer and Information Systems Manager at a median $161,140 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer cybersecurity programs near Fort Walton Beach, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Fort Walton Beach 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 Fort Walton Beach. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:Accreditor: Council on Occupational EducationIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Florida schools on the Florida cybersecurity page.
Fort Walton Beach is part of the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area (BLS area code 18880). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Florida statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Security Analyst | $108,420 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $111,773 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrator | $101,220 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $104,351 |
| Computer Network Architect | $127,490 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $131,433 |
| Computer Systems Analyst | $98,410 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $101,454 |
| Computer and Information Systems Manager | $161,140 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $166,124 |
| Computer Network Support Specialist | $81,780 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $84,309 |
| Computer User Support Specialist | $60,810 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $62,691 |
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 | 20,956 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $66,556 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 27.8% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 97.0 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Cybersecurity-related employment in Okaloosa County | 3,094 workers, 212 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering cybersecurity programs near Fort Walton Beach 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 cybersecurity-related roles near Fort Walton Beach are: Computer and Information Systems Manager ($161,140), Computer Network Architect ($127,490), Information Security Analyst ($108,420). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Florida statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Crestview, FL is 22.5 miles from Fort Walton Beach and has its own set of local cybersecurity programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Fort Walton Beach’s median household income of $66,556 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Fort Walton Beach while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Florida 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 Fort Walton Beach:
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.
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