Surprise, AZ (population: 104,876) has eighty-three higher education schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Prescott College, the highest ranked school in this group, has a total student population of 1,119. It is the 521st highest ranked school in the USA and the 2nd highest in the state of Arizona (#1 is Northern Arizona University). Surprise lies in Maricopa 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 83 schools with a 100-mile radius of Surprise, 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 Yavapai College as the lowest recorded at only $4,664/yr.
Popular Bars in Surprise:| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Surprise |
| Peoria | AZ | 168,424 | 5 | 16.2489 | 161 | 13.4 miles |
| Glendale | AZ | 255,662 | 10 | 18.0628 | 241 | 16.5 miles |
| Buckeye | AZ | 61,572 | 0 | - | 0 | 16.7 miles |
| Avondale | AZ | 89,387 | 5 | 24.8339 | 71 | 18.7 miles |
| Phoenix | AZ | 1,635,783 | 32 | 17.3678 | 810 | 24.5 miles |
| Scottsdale | AZ | 241,464 | 7 | 18.4016 | 124 | 34.6 miles |
| Tempe | AZ | 181,658 | 9 | 21.5079 | 137 | 36.3 miles |
| Chandler | AZ | 258,122 | 5 | 22.1433 | 88 | 42.6 miles |
| Mesa | AZ | 474,115 | 6 | 20.6791 | 210 | 45.2 miles |
| Gilbert | AZ | 243,090 | 0 | - | 0 | 46.9 miles |
| Maricopa | AZ | 53,723 | 0 | - | 0 | 48.1 miles |
| Prescott | AZ | 44,035 | 4 | 31.39 | 279 | 63.6 miles |
| Prescott Valley | AZ | 41,046 | 1 | 8.12951 | 6 | 66.3 miles |
| Casa Grande | AZ | 47,388 | 1 | 16.7022 | 3 | 68.0 miles |