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Florence, Kentucky has 5 accredited schools offering machine learning programs, with tuition ranging from $38,150 to $46,719 per year for indexed programs. Florence has a population of about 32,334. Median household income is $68,508 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 26.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, the top-earning machine learning-related role is Computer and Information Research Scientist at a median $155,910 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer machine learning programs near Florence, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Florence 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 Florence. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Kentucky schools on the Kentucky machine learning page.
Florence is part of the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (BLS area code 17140). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Kentucky statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Research Scientist | $155,910 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $163,428 |
| Data Scientist | $102,650 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $107,600 |
| Software Developer | $121,420 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $127,275 |
| Statistician | $101,500 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $106,394 |
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 | 32,334 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $68,508 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 26.3% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 95.4 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering machine learning programs near Florence. The closest is Gateway Community and Technical College in Florence, KY (1.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (12.6 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying machine learning-related roles near Florence are: Computer and Information Research Scientist ($155,910), Software Developer ($121,420), Data Scientist ($102,650). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kentucky statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Independence, KY is 5.9 miles from Florence and has its own set of local machine learning programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Florence’s median household income of $68,508 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Florence while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Kentucky public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Florence:
Data verified: August 10, 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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