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Best Pharmacy Technician Schools Near Bethel Park, PA (2026)
Updated September 6, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania has 3 accredited schools offering pharmacy technician programs. Bethel Park has a population of about 33,070. Median household income is $104,129 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 51.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, the top-earning pharmacy technician-related role is Pharmacist at a median $134,180 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Pharmacy Technician Schools to Bethel Park
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer pharmacy technician programs near Bethel Park, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Bethel Park city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Bethel Park is part of the Pittsburgh, PA metro area (BLS area code 38300). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Pennsylvania statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Pharmacy Technician
$41,780
Pittsburgh, PA
$44,118
Health Technologist and Technician
$45,210
Pittsburgh, PA
$47,740
Pharmacist
$134,180
Pittsburgh, PA
$141,690
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.
Bethel Park at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
33,070
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$104,129
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
51.6%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
94.7 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Bethel Park-Area Cities With Pharmacy Technician Programs
How many accredited pharmacy technician schools are near Bethel Park, PA?
Our directory has 3 accredited schools offering pharmacy technician programs near Bethel Park. The closest is West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown in Morgantown, WV (48.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Washington State College of Ohio (96.4 miles). 3 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying pharmacy technician roles near Bethel Park?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying pharmacy technician-related roles near Bethel Park are: Pharmacist ($134,180), Health Technologist and Technician ($45,210), Pharmacy Technician ($41,780). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Pennsylvania statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Pittsburgh instead of Bethel Park?
Pittsburgh, PA is 8.6 miles from Bethel Park and has its own set of local pharmacy technician programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Bethel Park an affordable place to study pharmacy technician?
Bethel Park’s median household income of $104,129 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Bethel Park while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Pennsylvania public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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 6, 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.