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Best Online Teaching Schools Near Mishawaka, IN (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Mishawaka, Indiana has 5 accredited schools offering online teaching programs. Mishawaka has a population of about 51,020. In Indiana, the top-earning online teaching-related role is Training and Development Managers at a median $105,130 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Online Teaching Schools to Mishawaka
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer online teaching programs near Mishawaka, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Mishawaka 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 Mishawaka.
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Purdue University Global
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West Lafayette, IN
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93.0 miles from Mishawaka
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Indiana schools on the Indiana online teaching page.
Online Teaching Wages Near Mishawaka
Mishawaka is part of the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area (BLS area code 43780). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Indiana statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Instructional Coordinators
$65,460
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$70,463
Training and Development Specialists
$51,330
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$55,253
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
$58,180
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$62,626
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
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.
Mishawaka at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
92.9 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Mishawaka-Area Cities With Online Teaching Programs
How many accredited online teaching schools are near Mishawaka, IN?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering online teaching programs near Mishawaka. The closest is Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI (50.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Dominican University (86.8 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying online teaching roles near Mishawaka?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying online teaching-related roles near Mishawaka are: Training and Development Managers ($105,130), Instructional Coordinators ($65,460), Education Teachers, Postsecondary ($65,160). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Indiana statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in South Bend instead of Mishawaka?
South Bend, IN is 5.3 miles from Mishawaka and has its own set of local online teaching 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.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024โ2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.