Jersey City, NJ (population: 242,594) has ten higher education schools within its city limits. Saint Peters College, the highest ranked school in the city, has a total student population of 3,122. It is the 532nd highest ranked school in the USA and the 15th highest in the state of New Jersey (#1 is Rutgers University-New Brunswick). Jersey City lies in Hudson county, which is one of the 11 counties in New Jersey. The New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division area has 5,063,390 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.4% unemployment rate, $27.05/hr average worker wage, and a $56,250 average annual salary.
Of the 10 schools in Jersey City, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Jersey City Campus comes out as the most expensive ($28,890/yr), with Hudson County Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,676/yr.
Popular Bars in Jersey City:| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Jersey City |
| Hoboken | NJ | 41,307 | 1 | 72.0499 | 47 | 2.6 miles |
| Bayonne | NJ | 57,362 | 0 | - | 0 | 4.3 miles |
| North Bergen | NJ | 59,771 | 0 | - | 0 | 5.8 miles |
| Newark | NJ | 279,278 | 12 | 22.0426 | 375 | 5.8 miles |
| West New York | NJ | 47,282 | 1 | 33.6373 | 6 | 5.9 miles |
| Long Island City | NY | - | 4 | 18.9499 | 59 | 6.3 miles |
| New York City | NY | 8,459,026 | 86 | 26.2632 | 1,528 | 6.9 miles |
| Brooklyn | NY | - | 46 | 21.7861 | 571 | 7.1 miles |
| Ridgewood | NY | - | 1 | 34.5795 | 2 | 8.1 miles |
| Jackson Heights | NY | - | 1 | 28.2916 | 7 | 9.7 miles |
| Bloomfield | NJ | 48,995 | 2 | 17.5636 | 34 | 9.7 miles |
| Staten Island | NY | - | 3 | 40.1655 | 127 | 9.9 miles |
| Rego Park | NY | - | 1 | 27.7974 | 9 | 10.4 miles |
| South Orange | NJ | - | 1 | 63.933 | 113 | 10.9 miles |
| Passaic | NJ | 67,055 | 0 | - | 0 | 11.0 miles |
| Union | NJ | 56,324 | 6 | 24.8766 | 160 | 11.0 miles |
| Montclair | NJ | - | 3 | 25.8703 | 100 | 11.2 miles |
| Clifton | NJ | 78,248 | 4 | 27.5248 | 46 | 11.6 miles |
| West Orange | NJ | 49,330 | 0 | - | 0 | 11.9 miles |
| Kenilworth | NJ | - | 2 | 30.2484 | 7 | 12.3 miles |
| Hackensack | NJ | 42,824 | 4 | 27.098 | 27 | 12.5 miles |
| Jamaica | NY | - | 3 | 22.786 | 65 | 13.5 miles |
| Whitestone | NY | - | 1 | 33.134 | 2 | 13.9 miles |
| Queens | NY | - | 1 | 36.0611 | 122 | 14.0 miles |
| Bronx | NY | - | 10 | 27.317 | 379 | 14.0 miles |
| West Paterson | NJ | - | 1 | 20.7455 | 20 | 14.3 miles |
| Livingston | NJ | - | 3 | 17.1946 | 56 | 14.6 miles |
| Fresh Meadows | NY | - | 1 | 41.5392 | 2 | 14.8 miles |
| Paterson | NJ | 145,162 | 2 | 18.1967 | 29 | 14.8 miles |
| Paramus | NJ | - | 3 | 22.7173 | 64 | 16.2 miles |