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Best Digital Forensics Schools Near Lake Worth Beach, FL
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Lake Worth Beach, Florida has 2 accredited schools offering digital forensics programs. Lake Worth Beach has a population of about 44,417. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, the top-earning digital forensics-related role is Information Security Analysts at a median $125,310 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Digital Forensics Schools to Lake Worth Beach
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer digital forensics programs near Lake Worth Beach, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Lake Worth 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:
BOCSCORE
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 Lake Worth Beach.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
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Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
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30.7 miles from Lake Worth Beach
Lake Worth 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.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Information Security Analysts
$125,310
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$109,729
Computer Occupations, All Other
$106,080
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$92,890
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
$99,080
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$86,760
Forensic Science Technicians
$77,820
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$68,144
Computer Systems Analysts
$103,650
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$90,762
Computer Network Support Specialists
$78,910
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$69,098
Private Detectives and Investigators
$54,720
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$47,916
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
$97,180
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$85,096
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.
Lake Worth Beach at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
114.2 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Lake Worth Beach-Area Cities With Digital Forensics Programs
How many accredited digital forensics schools are near Lake Worth Beach, FL?
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering digital forensics programs near Lake Worth Beach. The closest is Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale in Fort Lauderdale, FL (30.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Miami Dade College (58.7 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying digital forensics roles near Lake Worth Beach?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying digital forensics-related roles near Lake Worth Beach are: Information Security Analysts ($125,310), Computer Occupations, All Other ($106,080), Computer Systems Analysts ($103,650). 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 Lake Worth instead of Lake Worth Beach?
Lake Worth, FL is 0.0 miles from Lake Worth Beach and has its own set of local digital forensics programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
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.
Data verified: September 7, 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.
