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Best Educational Psychology Schools Near Bangor, ME (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Bangor, Maine is home to about 31,663 residents. Median household income is $58,096 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 36.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Bangor, ME metro area, the top-earning educational psychology-related role is Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary at a median $81,660 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Educational Psychology Schools to Bangor
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer educational psychology programs near Bangor, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Bangor 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 Bangor.
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.
Bangor is part of the Bangor, ME metro area (BLS area code 12620). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Maine statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
School Psychologists
$81,650
ME statewide
$84,611
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
N/A
ME statewide
–
Psychologists, All Other
N/A
ME statewide
–
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
$81,660
Bangor, ME
$84,622
Instructional Coordinators
$81,220
Bangor, ME
$84,166
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
$51,670
Bangor, ME
$53,544
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
$59,610
Bangor, ME
$61,772
Survey Researchers
$47,330
ME statewide
$49,047
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.
Bangor at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
31,663
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$58,096
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
36.3%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
96.5 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Bangor-Area Cities With Educational Psychology Programs
What are the highest-paying educational psychology roles near Bangor?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying educational psychology-related roles near Bangor are: Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary ($81,660), School Psychologists ($81,650), Instructional Coordinators ($81,220). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Maine statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Waterville instead of Bangor?
Waterville, ME is 47.2 miles from Bangor 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 Bangor an affordable place to study educational psychology?
Bangor’s median household income of $58,096 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Bangor while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Maine 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.
