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Centralia, Washington has 25 accredited schools offering mobile app development programs, with tuition ranging from $4,197 to $31,905 per year for indexed programs. Centralia has a population of about 18,457. Median household income is $52,387 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 17.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Washington, the top-earning mobile app development-related role is Software Developer at a median $166,540 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer mobile app development programs near Centralia, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Centralia 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 Centralia. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Washington schools on the Washington mobile app development page.
| Occupation | Median Annual Wage (Washington, statewide) |
|---|---|
| Software Developer | $166,540 |
| Web Developer | $130,440 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester | $128,480 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designer | $130,480 |
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 | 18,457 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $52,387 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 17.6% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
Our directory has 25 accredited schools offering mobile app development programs near Centralia. The closest is Centralia College in Centralia, WA (0.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is South Seattle College (63.9 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS May 2025 state wage data, the top-paying mobile app development-related roles in Washington are: Software Developer ($166,540), Web and Digital Interface Designer ($130,480), Web Developer ($130,440). Wages for Centralia workers will track these statewide medians, adjusted for local cost of living.
Tumwater, WA is 18.8 miles from Centralia and has its own set of local mobile app development programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Centralia’s median household income of $52,387 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Centralia while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Washington 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 Centralia:
Data verified: August 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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