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Yuba City, California has 1 accredited school offering education programs, with tuition ranging from $7,602 to $22,714 per year for indexed programs. Yuba City has a population of about 69,545. Median household income is $72,322 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 20.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Yuba City, CA metro area, the top-earning education-related role is Education Administrator, K-12 at a median $157,540 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer education programs near Yuba City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Yuba City 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 Yuba City. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University CommissionIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University CommissionIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University CommissionIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University CommissionIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all California schools on the California education page.
Yuba City is part of the Yuba City, CA metro area (BLS area code 49700). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to California statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary School Teacher | $100,170 | Yuba City, CA | $96,132 |
| Elementary School Teacher | $97,000 | Yuba City, CA | $93,090 |
| Middle School Teacher | $78,760 | Yuba City, CA | $75,585 |
| Education Teacher, Postsecondary | $111,850 | CA statewide | $107,342 |
| Education Administrator, K-12 | $157,540 | Yuba City, CA | $151,190 |
| Education Administrator, Postsecondary | $125,460 | CA statewide | $120,403 |
| Tutor | $44,280 | Yuba City, CA | $42,495 |
| Educational and Career Counselor | $101,350 | Yuba City, CA | $97,265 |
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 | 69,545 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $72,322 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 20.1% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 104.2 (above U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Education-related employment in Sutter County | 264 workers, 19 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering education programs near Yuba City 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 education-related roles near Yuba City are: Education Administrator, K-12 ($157,540), Education Administrator, Postsecondary ($125,460), Education Teacher, Postsecondary ($111,850). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with California statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Oroville, CA is 25.5 miles from Yuba City and has its own set of local education programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Yuba City’s median household income of $72,322 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Yuba City while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and California 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 Yuba City:
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.
