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Best Government Contracting Schools Near Sonoma, CA (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Sonoma, California is home to about 10,726 residents. Median household income is $101,281 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 47.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area, the top-earning government contracting-related role is Purchasing Managers at a median $152,000 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Government Contracting Schools to Sonoma
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer government contracting programs near Sonoma, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Sonoma 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 Sonoma.
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.
Sonoma is part of the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area (BLS area code 42220). 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)
Purchasing Managers
$152,000
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$141,002
Management Analysts
$108,490
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$100,640
Compliance Officers
$94,420
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$87,588
Logisticians
$89,740
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$83,247
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$79,960
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$74,174
Administrative Services Managers
$107,700
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$99,907
Cost Estimators
$95,650
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$88,729
General and Operations Managers
$109,970
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$102,013
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.
Sonoma at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
10,726
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$101,281
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
47.7%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
107.8 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Sonoma-Area Cities With Government Contracting Programs
What are the highest-paying government contracting roles near Sonoma?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying government contracting-related roles near Sonoma are: Purchasing Managers ($152,000), General and Operations Managers ($109,970), Management Analysts ($108,490). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with California statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Napa instead of Sonoma?
Napa, CA is 8.6 miles from Sonoma and has its own set of local government contracting programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Sonoma an affordable place to study government contracting?
Sonoma’s median household income of $101,281 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Sonoma while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and California 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 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.
