Maricopa, AZ (population: 53,723) has ninety-eight higher education schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. University of Phoenix-Online Campus, the highest ranked school in this group, has a total student population of 380,232. It is the 636th highest ranked school in the USA and the 3rd highest in the state of Arizona (#1 is Northern Arizona University). Maricopa lies in Pinal county, which is one of the 15 counties in Arizona. The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ area has 1,763,410 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $20/hr average worker wage, and a $41,930 average annual salary.
Of the 98 schools with a 100-mile radius of Maricopa, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc comes out as the most expensive ($61,320/yr), with Central Arizona College as the lowest recorded at only $7,459/yr.
Popular Bars in Maricopa:| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Maricopa |
| Chandler | AZ | 258,122 | 5 | 22.1433 | 88 | 19.6 miles |
| Casa Grande | AZ | 47,388 | 1 | 16.7022 | 3 | 21.5 miles |
| Tempe | AZ | 181,658 | 9 | 21.5079 | 137 | 23.9 miles |
| Gilbert | AZ | 243,090 | 0 | - | 0 | 25.1 miles |
| Avondale | AZ | 89,387 | 5 | 24.8339 | 71 | 29.4 miles |
| Mesa | AZ | 474,115 | 6 | 20.6791 | 210 | 30.7 miles |
| Phoenix | AZ | 1,635,783 | 32 | 17.3678 | 810 | 33.2 miles |
| Glendale | AZ | 255,662 | 10 | 18.0628 | 241 | 37.0 miles |
| Buckeye | AZ | 61,572 | 0 | - | 0 | 40.8 miles |
| Scottsdale | AZ | 241,464 | 7 | 18.4016 | 124 | 44.8 miles |
| Peoria | AZ | 168,424 | 5 | 16.2489 | 161 | 44.9 miles |
| Surprise | AZ | 104,876 | 0 | - | 0 | 48.1 miles |
| Tucson | AZ | 551,067 | 19 | 23.0062 | 495 | 90.0 miles |