Sustainability Management Schools Near Fountain Valley, CA

Fountain Valley, California has 64 accredited schools offering sustainability management programs, with tuition ranging from $1,150 to $64,984 per year for indexed programs. Fountain Valley has a population of about 56,358. Median household income is $111,797 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 44.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, the top-earning sustainability management-related role is Environmental Engineer at a median $127,900 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Closest Sustainability Management Schools to Fountain Valley

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer sustainability management programs near Fountain Valley, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Fountain Valley 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 California schools on the California sustainability management page.

Sustainability Management Wages Near Fountain Valley

Fountain Valley is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (BLS area code 31080). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to California statewide.

Occupation	Median Wage	Source	COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Environmental Scientist and Specialist	$105,340	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$92,729
Environmental Engineer	$127,900	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$112,588
General and Operations Manager	$125,830	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$110,766
Management Analyst	$104,930	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$92,368

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.

Fountain Valley at a Glance

Metric	Value	Source
Population	56,358	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income	$111,797	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+	44.9%	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)	113.6 (above U.S. average)	BEA RPP 2024

Other Fountain Valley-Area Cities With Sustainability Management Programs

Huntington Beach, CA – 3.1 mi away (200,652 pop)
Costa Mesa, CA – 3.7 mi away (112,822 pop)
Westminster, CA – 3.8 mi away (91,565 pop)
Santa Ana, CA – 4.4 mi away (334,217 pop)
Garden Grove, CA – 4.7 mi away (174,858 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited sustainability management schools are near Fountain Valley, CA?

Our directory has 64 accredited schools offering sustainability management programs near Fountain Valley. The closest is Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA (3.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Whittier College (19.1 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying sustainability management roles near Fountain Valley?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying sustainability management-related roles near Fountain Valley are: Environmental Engineer ($127,900), General and Operations Manager ($125,830), Environmental Scientist and Specialist ($105,340). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with California statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Huntington Beach instead of Fountain Valley?

Huntington Beach, CA is 3.1 miles from Fountain Valley and has its own set of local sustainability management programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Is Fountain Valley an affordable place to study sustainability management?

Fountain Valley’s median household income of $111,797 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Fountain Valley while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and California 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.

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Other Programs Available in Fountain Valley

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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.

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