Galveston, Texas has 5 accredited schools offering healthcare administration programs, with tuition ranging from $1,773 to $12,050 per year for indexed programs. Galveston has a population of about 53,348. Median household income is $57,216 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 33.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, the top-earning healthcare administration-related role is Medical and Health Services Manager at a median $124,400 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 Galveston. Distances are calculated from Galveston 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 Galveston. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Texas schools on the Texas healthcare administration page.
Galveston is part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area (BLS area code 26420). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Manager | $124,400 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $126,166 |
| Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar | $77,870 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $78,976 |
| Administrative Services Manager | $111,650 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $113,235 |
| Compliance Officer | $78,860 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $79,980 |
| Medical Records Specialist | $51,250 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $51,978 |
| Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant | $44,210 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $44,838 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53,348 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $57,216 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 33.7% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 98.6 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Healthcare Administration-related employment in Galveston County | 10,162 workers, 716 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering healthcare administration programs near Galveston. The closest is Galveston College in Galveston, TX (5.6 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Lee College (33.7 miles). 3 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 Galveston are: Medical and Health Services Manager ($124,400), Administrative Services Manager ($111,650), Compliance Officer ($78,860). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Texas City, TX is 12.2 miles from Galveston 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.
Galveston’s median household income of $57,216 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Galveston while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Texas public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Galveston:
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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