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Dickinson, Texas has 1 accredited school offering security management programs, with tuition ranging from $7,708 to $17,548 per year for indexed programs. Dickinson has a population of about 21,612. Median household income is $82,018 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 24.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, the top-earning security management-related role is Information Security Analyst at a median $126,370 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer security management programs near Dickinson, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Dickinson city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Texas schools on the Texas security management page.
Dickinson is part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area (BLS area code 26420). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisor of Protective Service Workers | $88,230 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $89,483 |
| Information Security Analyst | $126,370 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $128,164 |
| Facilities Manager | $105,650 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $107,150 |
| Security Guard | $35,460 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $35,963 |
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 | 21,612 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $82,018 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 24.1% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 98.6 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering security management programs near Dickinson. The closest is University of Houston-Downtown in Houston, TX (28.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Houston-Downtown (28.1 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying security management-related roles near Dickinson are: Information Security Analyst ($126,370), Facilities Manager ($105,650), First-Line Supervisor of Protective Service Workers ($88,230). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
League City, TX is 3.8 miles from Dickinson and has its own set of local security management programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Dickinson’s median household income of $82,018 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Dickinson while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Texas public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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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.