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Best Global Health Schools Near Blue Springs, MO (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Blue Springs, Missouri is home to about 59,416 residents. Median household income is $84,075 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 34.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, the top-earning global health-related role is Medical and Health Services Managers at a median $124,990 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Global Health Schools to Blue Springs
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer global health programs near Blue Springs, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Blue Springs 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 Blue Springs.
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.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Missouri schools on the Missouri global health page.
Global Health Wages Near Blue Springs
Blue Springs is part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (BLS area code 28140). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Missouri statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Epidemiologists
$79,620
Kansas City, MO-KS
$86,076
Health Education Specialists
$62,990
Kansas City, MO-KS
$68,097
Medical and Health Services Managers
$124,990
Kansas City, MO-KS
$135,124
Community Health Workers
$49,650
Kansas City, MO-KS
$53,676
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
$81,250
Kansas City, MO-KS
$87,838
Social and Human Service Assistants
$45,860
Kansas City, MO-KS
$49,578
Social and Community Service Managers
$78,920
Kansas City, MO-KS
$85,319
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
$46,220
Kansas City, MO-KS
$49,968
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.
Blue Springs at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
59,416
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$84,075
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
34.6%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
92.5 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Blue Springs-Area Cities With Global Health Programs
What are the highest-paying global health roles near Blue Springs?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying global health-related roles near Blue Springs are: Medical and Health Services Managers ($124,990), Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists ($81,250), Epidemiologists ($79,620). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Missouri statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Independence instead of Blue Springs?
Independence, MO is 6.6 miles from Blue Springs 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 Blue Springs an affordable place to study global health?
Blue Springs’s median household income of $84,075 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Blue Springs while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Missouri 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.
