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Prichard, Alabama has 2 accredited schools offering operations management programs, with tuition ranging from $2,361 to $10,612 per year for indexed programs. Prichard has a population of about 19,121. Median household income is $35,331 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 9.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Mobile, AL metro area, the top-earning operations management-related role is Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager at a median $118,990 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer operations management programs near Prichard, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Prichard 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 Prichard. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Alabama schools on the Alabama operations management page.
Prichard is part of the Mobile, AL metro area (BLS area code 33660). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Alabama statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Manager | $106,690 | Mobile, AL | $121,101 |
| Logistician | $77,330 | Mobile, AL | $87,775 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager | $118,990 | Mobile, AL | $135,062 |
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 | 19,121 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $35,331 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 9.4% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 88.1 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering operations management programs near Prichard. The closest is Pensacola State College in Pensacola, FL (58.9 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Northwest Florida State College (99.7 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying operations management-related roles near Prichard are: Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager ($118,990), General and Operations Manager ($106,690), Logistician ($77,330). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Alabama statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Mobile, AL is 7.4 miles from Prichard and has its own set of local operations management programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Prichard’s median household income of $35,331 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Prichard while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Alabama public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Prichard:
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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