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Best Educational Psychology Schools Near Murfreesboro, TN
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Murfreesboro, Tennessee is home to about 157,547 residents. Median household income is $76,241 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 41.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area, the top-earning educational psychology-related role is Psychologists, All Other at a median $138,070 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Educational Psychology Schools to Murfreesboro
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer educational psychology programs near Murfreesboro, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Murfreesboro 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 Murfreesboro.
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.
Murfreesboro is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area (BLS area code 34980). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Tennessee statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
School Psychologists
$80,420
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$83,510
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
$77,110
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$80,073
Psychologists, All Other
$138,070
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$143,375
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
$78,660
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$81,682
Instructional Coordinators
$78,150
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$81,153
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
$60,550
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$62,876
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
$61,360
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$63,718
Survey Researchers
$70,400
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN
$73,105
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.
Murfreesboro at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
157,547
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$76,241
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
41.1%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
96.3 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Murfreesboro-Area Cities With Educational Psychology Programs
What are the highest-paying educational psychology roles near Murfreesboro?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying educational psychology-related roles near Murfreesboro are: Psychologists, All Other ($138,070), School Psychologists ($80,420), Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary ($78,660). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Tennessee statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Smyrna instead of Murfreesboro?
Smyrna, TN is 10.6 miles from Murfreesboro 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 Murfreesboro an affordable place to study educational psychology?
Murfreesboro’s median household income of $76,241 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Murfreesboro while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Tennessee 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.
