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Best Global Health Schools Near New Smyrna Beach, FL (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
New Smyrna Beach, Florida is home to about 31,212 residents. Median household income is $78,373 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 38.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area, the top-earning global health-related role is Medical and Health Services Managers at a median $106,810 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Global Health Schools to New Smyrna Beach
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer global health programs near New Smyrna Beach, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from New Smyrna 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 New Smyrna 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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University of Miami
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Coral Gables, FL
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232.1 miles from New Smyrna Beach
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Florida schools on the Florida global health page.
Global Health Wages Near New Smyrna Beach
New Smyrna Beach is part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area (BLS area code 19660). 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)
Epidemiologists
$79,460
FL statewide
$79,940
Health Education Specialists
$59,380
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$59,738
Medical and Health Services Managers
$106,810
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$107,455
Community Health Workers
$45,420
FL statewide
$45,694
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
$81,940
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$82,435
Social and Human Service Assistants
$45,490
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$45,765
Social and Community Service Managers
$72,990
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$73,431
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
$54,690
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$55,020
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.
New Smyrna Beach at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
31,212
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$78,373
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
38.7%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
99.4 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other New Smyrna Beach-Area Cities With Global Health Programs
What are the highest-paying global health roles near New Smyrna Beach?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying global health-related roles near New Smyrna Beach are: Medical and Health Services Managers ($106,810), Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists ($81,940), Epidemiologists ($79,460). 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 Edgewater instead of New Smyrna Beach?
Edgewater, FL is 4.5 miles from New Smyrna Beach and has its own set of local global health programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is New Smyrna Beach an affordable place to study global health?
New Smyrna Beach’s median household income of $78,373 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in New Smyrna 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.
Data verified: September 5, 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.
