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Newton, Kansas has 1 accredited school offering project management programs. Newton has a population of about 18,443. Median household income is $67,015 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 29.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Wichita, KS metro area, the top-earning project management-related role is Computer and Information Systems Manager at a median $156,130 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer project management programs near Newton, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Newton 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 Newton. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Kansas schools on the Kansas project management page.
Newton is part of the Wichita, KS metro area (BLS area code 48620). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Kansas statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Management Specialist | $89,170 | Wichita, KS | $100,304 |
| Construction Manager | $108,180 | Wichita, KS | $121,687 |
| Computer and Information Systems Manager | $156,130 | Wichita, KS | $175,624 |
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 | 18,443 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $67,015 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 29.5% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 88.9 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering project management programs near Newton. The closest is Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS (91.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Kansas State University (91.0 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying project management-related roles near Newton are: Computer and Information Systems Manager ($156,130), Construction Manager ($108,180), Project Management Specialist ($89,170). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kansas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Wichita, KS is 23.9 miles from Newton and has its own set of local project management programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Newton’s median household income of $67,015 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Newton while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Kansas public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Newton:
Data verified: July 30, 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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