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Walla Walla, Washington has 1 accredited school offering occupational safety and health programs, with tuition ranging from $6,555 to $18,261 per year for indexed programs. Walla Walla has a population of about 33,766. Median household income is $65,493 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 28.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Washington, the top-earning occupational safety and health-related role is Occupational Health and Safety Technician at a median $104,910 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer occupational safety and health programs near Walla Walla, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:Accreditor: Northwest Commission on Colleges and UniversitiesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Northwest Commission on Colleges and UniversitiesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Northwest Commission on Colleges and UniversitiesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Washington schools on the Washington occupational safety and health page.
Walla Walla is part of the Walla Walla, WA metro area (BLS area code 47460). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Washington statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialist | $89,860 | Walla Walla, WA | $91,228 |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technician | $104,910 | WA statewide | $106,508 |
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 | 33,766 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $65,493 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 28.9% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 98.5 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering occupational safety and health programs near Walla Walla. The closest is Columbia Basin College in Pasco, WA (39.5 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Columbia Basin College (39.5 miles).
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying occupational safety and health-related roles near Walla Walla are: Occupational Health and Safety Technician ($104,910), Occupational Health and Safety Specialist ($89,860). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Washington statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Pasco, WA is 39.9 miles from Walla Walla 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.
Walla Walla’s median household income of $65,493 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Walla Walla while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Washington public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Walla Walla:
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.
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