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Kokomo, Indiana has 5 accredited schools offering healthcare programs, with tuition ranging from $8,208 to $22,228 per year for indexed programs. Kokomo has a population of about 60,093. In the Kokomo, IN metro area, the top-earning healthcare-related role is Medical and Health Services Manager at a median $96,710 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer healthcare programs near Kokomo, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Kokomo city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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 Kokomo. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Indiana schools on the Indiana healthcare page.
Kokomo is part of the Kokomo, IN metro area (BLS area code 29020). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Indiana statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Manager | $96,710 | Kokomo, IN | $107,935 |
| Health Information Technologist or Medical Registrar | $46,470 | IN statewide | $51,864 |
| Medical Records Specialist | $49,160 | Kokomo, IN | $54,866 |
| Medical Secretary or Administrative Assistant | $43,890 | Kokomo, IN | $48,984 |
| Healthcare Social Worker | $64,580 | IN statewide | $72,076 |
| Epidemiologist | $77,250 | IN statewide | $86,217 |
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) | 89.6 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Healthcare-related employment in Howard County | 5,561 workers, 217 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering healthcare programs near Kokomo. The closest is Indiana University-Kokomo in Kokomo, IN (0.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion (24.4 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying healthcare-related roles near Kokomo are: Medical and Health Services Manager ($96,710), Epidemiologist ($77,250), Healthcare Social Worker ($64,580). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Indiana statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Marion, IN is 25.2 miles from Kokomo and has its own set of local healthcare programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
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 Kokomo:
Data verified: August 31, 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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