Quick answer:14 colleges within 100 miles of Searcy, Arkansas award a psychology degree, the nearest about 1 mile away (IPEDS Completions, 2024).
Psychology Program Access Near Searcy, Arkansas
Distance from Searcy
Colleges awarding this degree
Within 25 miles
1
Within 50 miles
7
Within 100 miles
14
Within 250 miles
66
Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.
There are 7 degree-awarding colleges within 50 miles of Searcy, rising to 14 within 100 miles. The nearest is about 1 mile away, so a hybrid schedule is workable but a daily commute would be a commitment.
Choosing A Psychology Program From Searcy
The subject matter does not change by location: research methods and statistics, developmental, cognitive, social and abnormal psychology, and a research or field capstone. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from a recognized institutional accreditor, how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.
Colleges Near Searcy
How we rank schools – graduation rate, graduate earnings, cost and retention.
Advertising plays no part.
This page lists 10 schools
within 79 miles, nearest first in 25-mile
distance bands, then by BOC Score inside each band with the highest at the top.
10 of them carry a score.
LOCAL RANK
Location / proximity to this page
Defines the local group
Graduation rate how often students finish
30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry whether it paid off
25%
Average net price what students actually pay after aid; lower ranks higher
20%
Retention rate how many come back for year two
15%
Fully online availability whether you can study while working
10%
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal
about the institution rather than about this subject.
Sponsored listings are paid placements and are labelled as such; they are separate from
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What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn in Arkansas
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Arkansas earn a median $77,520 per year against $100,580 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The Arkansas median for clinical and counseling psychologists is $77,520 per year, below the national median of $100,580, on state employment of 370 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in Searcy specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the Arkansas page.
U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Completions, 2024 - institutions awarding this degree, with IPEDS institution coordinates
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 - Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (SOC 19-3033)
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