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Best Government Contracting Schools Near Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio has 1 accredited school offering government contracting 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 government contracting-related role is Purchasing Managers at a median $134,140 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Government Contracting Schools to Cuyahoga Falls
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer government contracting 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.
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 Cuyahoga Falls.
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.
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)
Purchasing Managers
$134,140
Akron, OH
$143,619
Management Analysts
$86,050
Akron, OH
$92,131
Compliance Officers
$74,200
Akron, OH
$79,443
Logisticians
$78,590
Akron, OH
$84,143
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$63,330
Akron, OH
$67,805
Administrative Services Managers
$96,810
Akron, OH
$103,651
Cost Estimators
$77,490
Akron, OH
$82,966
General and Operations Managers
$98,340
Akron, OH
$105,289
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.
Cuyahoga Falls at a Glance
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
Other Cuyahoga Falls-Area Cities With Government Contracting Programs
How many accredited government contracting schools are near Cuyahoga Falls, OH?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering government contracting programs near Cuyahoga Falls. The closest is Cuyahoga Community College District in Cleveland, OH (24.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Cuyahoga Community College District (24.4 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying government contracting roles near Cuyahoga Falls?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying government contracting-related roles near Cuyahoga Falls are: Purchasing Managers ($134,140), General and Operations Managers ($98,340), Administrative Services Managers ($96,810). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Ohio statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Stow instead of Cuyahoga Falls?
Stow, OH is 4.6 miles from Cuyahoga Falls 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 Cuyahoga Falls an affordable place to study government contracting?
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.
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.
