Methuen, Massachusetts has 5 accredited schools offering healthcare administration programs, with tuition ranging from $7,090 to $19,236 per year for indexed programs. Methuen has a population of about 49,917. In the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, the top-earning healthcare administration-related role is Medical and Health Services Manager at a median $136,760 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The 5 accredited institutions below are the closest among the 5 schools in our directory that offer healthcare administration programs near Methuen. Distances are calculated from Methuen city center.
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:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Methuen. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Massachusetts schools on the Massachusetts healthcare administration page.
Methuen is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (BLS area code 14460). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Massachusetts statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Manager | $136,760 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $126,279 |
| Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar | $82,780 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $76,436 |
| Administrative Services Manager | $120,670 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $111,422 |
| Compliance Officer | $103,940 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $95,974 |
| Medical Records Specialist | $60,460 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $55,826 |
| Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant | $51,600 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $47,645 |
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.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 108.3 (above U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Healthcare Administration-related employment in Essex County | 64,038 workers, 9,524 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering healthcare administration programs near Methuen. The closest is Merrimack College in North Andover, MA (5.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Manchester Community College (24.7 miles). 4 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying healthcare administration-related roles near Methuen are: Medical and Health Services Manager ($136,760), Administrative Services Manager ($120,670), Compliance Officer ($103,940). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Massachusetts statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Lawrence, MA is 2.7 miles from Methuen and has its own set of local healthcare administration programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
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Data verified: June 11, 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.
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