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Best Government Contracting Schools Near South San Francisco, CA
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
South San Francisco, California has 1 accredited school offering government contracting programs. South San Francisco has a population of about 64,487. Median household income is $135,909 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 40.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, the top-earning government contracting-related role is Purchasing Managers at a median $170,440 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Government Contracting Schools to South San Francisco
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer government contracting programs near South San Francisco, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from South San Francisco 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 South San Francisco.
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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Naval Postgraduate School
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Monterey, CA
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78.9 miles from South San Francisco
Government Contracting Wages Near South San Francisco
South San Francisco is part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area (BLS area code 41860). 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
$170,440
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$147,439
Management Analysts
$126,730
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$109,628
Compliance Officers
$118,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$102,846
Logisticians
$101,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$87,405
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$104,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$90,398
Administrative Services Managers
$134,660
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$116,488
Cost Estimators
$101,630
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$87,915
General and Operations Managers
$149,990
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$129,749
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.
South San Francisco at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
64,487
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$135,909
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
40.1%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
115.6 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other South San Francisco-Area Cities With Government Contracting Programs
How many accredited government contracting schools are near South San Francisco, CA?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering government contracting programs near South San Francisco. The closest is Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA (78.9 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Naval Postgraduate School (78.9 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying government contracting roles near South San Francisco?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying government contracting-related roles near South San Francisco are: Purchasing Managers ($170,440), General and Operations Managers ($149,990), Administrative Services Managers ($134,660). 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 San Bruno instead of South San Francisco?
San Bruno, CA is 2.1 miles from South San Francisco 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 South San Francisco an affordable place to study government contracting?
South San Francisco’s median household income of $135,909 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in South San Francisco 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.
