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Occupational Safety & Health Schools Near Pine Bluff, AR
Updated August 25, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Pine Bluff, Arkansas is home to about 40,436 residents. Median household income is $41,250 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 21.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Arkansas, the top-earning occupational safety and health-related role is Occupational Health and Safety Specialist at a median $73,130 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Occupational Safety and Health Schools to Pine Bluff
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer occupational safety and health programs near Pine Bluff, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Pine Bluff 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 Pine Bluff.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Occupational Safety and Health Wages Near Pine Bluff
Occupation
Median Annual Wage (Arkansas, statewide)
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
$73,130
Occupational Health and Safety Technician
$50,840
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.
Pine Bluff at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
40,436
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$41,250
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
21.0%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Other Pine Bluff-Area Cities With Occupational Safety and Health Programs
What are the highest-paying occupational safety and health roles in Arkansas?
Based on BLS May 2025 state wage data, the top-paying occupational safety and health-related roles in Arkansas are: Occupational Health and Safety Specialist ($73,130), Occupational Health and Safety Technician ($50,840). Wages for Pine Bluff workers will track these statewide medians, adjusted for local cost of living.
Should I look at programs in Bryant instead of Pine Bluff?
Bryant, AR is 38.7 miles from Pine Bluff and has its own set of local occupational safety and health programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Pine Bluff an affordable place to study occupational safety and health?
Pine Bluff’s median household income of $41,250 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Pine Bluff while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Arkansas 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: August 25, 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.
