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Best Public Policy Schools Near Lake Worth Beach, FL (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Lake Worth Beach, Florida has 2 accredited schools offering public policy programs. Lake Worth Beach has a population of about 44,417. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, the top-earning public policy-related role is Economists at a median $118,030 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Public Policy Schools to Lake Worth Beach
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer public policy programs near Lake Worth Beach, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Lake Worth Beach 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 Lake Worth Beach.
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.
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Florida Atlantic University
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Boca Raton, FL
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17.3 miles from Lake Worth Beach
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Florida schools on the Florida public policy page.
Public Policy Wages Near Lake Worth Beach
Lake Worth Beach is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (BLS area code 33100). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Florida statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Political Scientists
N/A
FL statewide
–
Management Analysts
$94,290
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$82,566
Economists
$118,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$103,354
Social and Community Service Managers
$79,240
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$69,387
Survey Researchers
N/A
FL statewide
–
Compliance Officers
$79,770
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$69,851
General and Operations Managers
$105,640
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$92,504
Financial and Investment Analysts
$105,160
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$92,084
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.
Lake Worth Beach at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
114.2 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Lake Worth Beach-Area Cities With Public Policy Programs
How many accredited public policy schools are near Lake Worth Beach, FL?
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering public policy programs near Lake Worth Beach. The closest is Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL (17.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Miami (63.5 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying public policy roles near Lake Worth Beach?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying public policy-related roles near Lake Worth Beach are: Economists ($118,030), General and Operations Managers ($105,640), Financial and Investment Analysts ($105,160). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Florida statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Lake Worth instead of Lake Worth Beach?
Lake Worth, FL is 0.0 miles from Lake Worth Beach and has its own set of local public policy 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 5, 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.
