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Best Organizational Management Schools Near Florence, AL
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Florence, Alabama has 1 accredited school offering organizational management programs. Florence has a population of about 42,716. In Alabama, the top-earning organizational management-related role is Training and Development Managers at a median $128,750 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Organizational Management Schools to Florence
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer organizational management programs near Florence, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Florence 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 Florence.
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.
Florence is part of the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area (BLS area code 22520). 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 Managers
$97,600
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
$115,094
Social and Community Service Managers
$63,310
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
$74,658
Human Resources Managers
$117,960
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
$139,104
Training and Development Managers
$128,750
AL statewide
$151,828
Human Resources Specialists
$60,560
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
$71,415
Management Analysts
$98,270
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
$115,884
Public Relations Managers
$98,210
AL statewide
$115,814
Medical and Health Services Managers
$84,610
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
$99,776
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.
Florence at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
84.8 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
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How many accredited organizational management schools are near Florence, AL?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering organizational management programs near Florence. The closest is Williamson Christian College in Franklin, TN (90.9 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Williamson Christian College (90.9 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying organizational management roles near Florence?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying organizational management-related roles near Florence are: Training and Development Managers ($128,750), Human Resources Managers ($117,960), Management Analysts ($98,270). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Alabama statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Athens instead of Florence?
Athens, AL is 40.6 miles from Florence and has its own set of local organizational management 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: 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 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.
