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Best Educational Psychology Schools Near Bentonville, AR
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Bentonville, Arkansas is home to about 56,326 residents. Median household income is $108,465 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 53.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Arkansas, the top-earning educational psychology-related role is Psychologists, All Other at a median $114,340 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Educational Psychology Schools to Bentonville
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer educational psychology programs near Bentonville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Bentonville city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Bentonville is part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area (BLS area code 22220). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Arkansas statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
School Psychologists
$64,620
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
$70,700
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
$77,520
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
$84,814
Psychologists, All Other
$114,340
AR statewide
$125,098
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
$60,730
AR statewide
$66,444
Instructional Coordinators
$74,290
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
$81,280
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
$61,600
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
$67,396
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
$60,580
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
$66,280
Survey Researchers
N/A
AR statewide
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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.
Bentonville at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
56,326
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$108,465
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
53.7%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
91.4 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Bentonville-Area Cities With Educational Psychology Programs
What are the highest-paying educational psychology roles near Bentonville?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying educational psychology-related roles near Bentonville are: Psychologists, All Other ($114,340), Clinical and Counseling Psychologists ($77,520), Instructional Coordinators ($74,290). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Arkansas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Rogers instead of Bentonville?
Rogers, AR is 5.1 miles from Bentonville and has its own set of local educational psychology programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Bentonville an affordable place to study educational psychology?
Bentonville’s median household income of $108,465 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Bentonville while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Arkansas 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.
Data verified: September 7, 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.