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Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio has 52 accredited schools offering forensic accounting programs, with tuition ranging from $4,790 to $50,500 per year for indexed programs. Cuyahoga Falls has a population of about 50,864. Median household income is $70,645 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 37.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Akron, OH metro area, the top-earning forensic accounting-related role is Financial Examiner at a median $80,120 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer forensic accounting programs near Cuyahoga Falls, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Cuyahoga Falls city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Ohio schools on the Ohio forensic accounting page.
Cuyahoga Falls is part of the Akron, OH metro area (BLS area code 10420). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Ohio statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountant and Auditor | $78,540 | Akron, OH | $84,090 |
| Financial Examiner | $80,120 | Akron, OH | $85,782 |
| Detective and Criminal Investigator | $76,230 | Akron, OH | $81,617 |
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 | 50,864 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $70,645 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 37.5% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 93.4 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 52 accredited schools offering forensic accounting programs near Cuyahoga Falls. The closest is University of Akron Main Campus in Akron, OH (6.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Ursuline College (23.2 miles). 9 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying forensic accounting-related roles near Cuyahoga Falls are: Financial Examiner ($80,120), Accountant and Auditor ($78,540), Detective and Criminal Investigator ($76,230). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Ohio statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Stow, OH is 4.6 miles from Cuyahoga Falls and has its own set of local forensic accounting programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Cuyahoga Falls’s median household income of $70,645 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Cuyahoga Falls while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Ohio public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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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 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.