Sweetwater, Florida has 5 accredited schools offering instructional design programs, with tuition ranging from $6,118 to $51,205 per year for indexed programs. Sweetwater has a population of about 19,544. Median household income is $55,154 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 21.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, the top-earning instructional design-related role is Training and Development Managers at a median $119,660 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Instructional Design Schools to Sweetwater
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer instructional design programs near Sweetwater, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Key stats
- Retention rate: 79%
- Programs offered: 4
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Florida schools on the Florida instructional design page.
Instructional Design Wages Near Sweetwater
Sweetwater is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (BLS area code 33100). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Florida statewide.
| Occupation |
Median Wage |
Source |
COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
| Instructional Coordinators |
$61,930 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
$54,229 |
| Training and Development Specialists |
$71,990 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
$63,039 |
| Training and Development Managers |
$119,660 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
$104,781 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
$67,230 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
$58,870 |
| Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
$37,440 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
$32,785 |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary |
$98,840 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
$86,550 |
| Farm and Home Management Educators |
$49,990 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
$43,774 |
| Graphic Designers |
$61,870 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
$54,177 |
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.
Sweetwater at a Glance
| Metric |
Value |
Source |
| Population |
19,544 |
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income |
$55,154 |
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ |
21.0% |
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) |
114.2 (above U.S. average) |
BEA RPP 2024 |
Other Sweetwater-Area Cities With Instructional Design Programs
- Doral, FL – 2.8 mi away (57,947 pop)
- Hialeah Gardens, FL – 7.7 mi away (23,837 pop)
- Hialeah, FL – 7.7 mi away (236,387 pop)
- Coral Gables, FL – 8.3 mi away (50,815 pop)
- Miami Lakes, FL – 9.9 mi away (30,873 pop)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many accredited instructional design schools are near Sweetwater, FL?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering instructional design programs near Sweetwater. The closest is URBE University in Sweetwater, FL (1.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Florida Gulf Coast University (98.7 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying instructional design roles near Sweetwater?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying instructional design-related roles near Sweetwater are: Training and Development Managers ($119,660), Education Administrators, Postsecondary ($98,840), Training and Development Specialists ($71,990). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Florida statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Doral instead of Sweetwater?
Doral, FL is 2.8 miles from Sweetwater and has its own set of local instructional design programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Sweetwater an affordable place to study instructional design?
Sweetwater’s median household income of $55,154 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Sweetwater while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Florida 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.
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Data verified: September 5, 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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