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Lynn Haven, Florida has 3 accredited schools offering social work programs. Lynn Haven has a population of about 19,451. Median household income is $83,093 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 33.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area, the top-earning social work-related role is Social and Community Service Manager at a median $71,610 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer social work programs near Lynn Haven, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Lynn Haven 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 Lynn Haven. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Florida schools on the Florida social work page.
Lynn Haven is part of the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area (BLS area code 37460). 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child, Family, and School Social Worker | $48,940 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $50,298 |
| Healthcare Social Worker | $64,790 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $66,588 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker | $53,650 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $55,139 |
| Social Worker, All Other | $54,080 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $55,581 |
| Social and Community Service Manager | $71,610 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $73,597 |
| Social and Human Service Assistant | $39,350 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $40,442 |
| Community Health Worker | $45,420 | FL statewide | $46,680 |
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 | 19,451 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $83,093 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 33.3% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 97.3 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Social Work-related employment in Bay County | 1,104 workers, 154 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering social work programs near Lynn Haven are listed on this page, ranked by BOC Score and distance from the city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS and College Scorecard data on every site update, so it stays current as programs open and close.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying social work-related roles near Lynn Haven are: Social and Community Service Manager ($71,610), Healthcare Social Worker ($64,790), Social Worker, All Other ($54,080). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Florida statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Panama City, FL is 3.0 miles from Lynn Haven and has its own set of local social work programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Lynn Haven’s median household income of $83,093 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Lynn Haven while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Florida public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Lynn Haven:
Data verified: July 23, 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.
