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Best Educational Psychology Schools Near Mint Hill, NC (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Mint Hill, North Carolina is home to about 26,954 residents. Median household income is $99,272 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 38.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, the top-earning educational psychology-related role is Psychologists, All Other at a median $146,850 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Educational Psychology Schools to Mint Hill
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer educational psychology programs near Mint Hill, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Mint Hill city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Mint Hill is part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (BLS area code 16740). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to North Carolina statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
School Psychologists
$80,850
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$83,094
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
$117,170
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$120,421
Psychologists, All Other
$146,850
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$150,925
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
$78,210
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$80,380
Instructional Coordinators
$63,940
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$65,714
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
$59,530
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$61,182
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
$60,070
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$61,737
Survey Researchers
$92,160
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$94,717
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.
Mint Hill at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
26,954
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$99,272
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
38.4%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
97.3 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Mint Hill-Area Cities With Educational Psychology Programs
What are the highest-paying educational psychology roles near Mint Hill?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying educational psychology-related roles near Mint Hill are: Psychologists, All Other ($146,850), Clinical and Counseling Psychologists ($117,170), Survey Researchers ($92,160). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with North Carolina statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Matthews instead of Mint Hill?
Matthews, NC is 5.1 miles from Mint Hill 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 Mint Hill an affordable place to study educational psychology?
Mint Hill’s median household income of $99,272 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Mint Hill while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and North Carolina 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.