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Occupational Safety & Health Schools Near Nashville, TN (2026)
Updated August 25, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Nashville, Tennessee has 3 accredited schools offering occupational safety and health programs. Nashville has a population of about 1,065,078. In the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area, the top-earning occupational safety and health-related role is Occupational Health and Safety Specialist at a median $83,410 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Occupational Safety and Health Schools to Nashville
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer occupational safety and health programs near Nashville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Nashville city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Occupational Safety and Health Wages Near Nashville
Nashville is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area (BLS area code 34980). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Tennessee statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
$83,410
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$86,615
Occupational Health and Safety Technician
$50,550
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$52,492
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.
Nashville at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
96.3 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Nashville-Area Cities With Occupational Safety and Health Programs
How many accredited occupational safety and health schools are near Nashville, TN?
Our directory has 3 accredited schools offering occupational safety and health programs near Nashville. The closest is Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY (59.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Athens State University (94.4 miles). 3 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying occupational safety and health roles near Nashville?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying occupational safety and health-related roles near Nashville are: Occupational Health and Safety Specialist ($83,410), Occupational Health and Safety Technician ($50,550). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Tennessee statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Brentwood instead of Nashville?
Brentwood, TN is 12.4 miles from Nashville 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.
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.