State College, PA has two higher education schools within its city limits. Empire Beauty School-State College, the highest ranked school in the city, has a total student population of 16. It is the 1508th highest ranked school in the USA and the 131st highest in the state of Pennsylvania (#1 is University of Pennsylvania). State College lies in Centre county, which is one of the 32 counties in Pennsylvania. The State College, PA area has 66,460 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 2.0% unemployment rate, $19.39/hr average worker wage, and a $40,330 average annual salary.
Of the 2 schools in State College, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Empire Beauty School-State College comes out as the most expensive ($28,428/yr), with South Hills School of Business & Technology as the lowest recorded at only $18,263/yr.
Popular Bars in State College:| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from State College |
| Altoona | PA | 45,489 | 5 | 33.0431 | 98 | 34.5 miles |
| Lewisburg | PA | - | 1 | 40.8804 | 78 | 52.4 miles |
| Carlisle | PA | - | 2 | 37.9041 | 58 | 53.8 miles |
| Sunbury | PA | - | 2 | 33.8045 | 7 | 56.0 miles |
| Mechanicsburg | PA | - | 1 | 6.86716 | 7 | 60.1 miles |
| Harrisburg | PA | 46,941 | 9 | 12.8661 | 254 | 62.6 miles |
| Johnstown | PA | - | 7 | 24.555 | 182 | 64.5 miles |
| Blairsville | PA | - | 1 | 33.1288 | 4 | 77.7 miles |
| Hagerstown | MD | - | 3 | 18.5628 | 88 | 80.0 miles |
| Emmitsburg | MD | - | 1 | 64.5126 | 59 | 80.4 miles |
| York | PA | - | 10 | 26.4605 | 240 | 82.8 miles |
| Pottsville | PA | - | 3 | 16.975 | 32 | 87.6 miles |
| Martinsburg | WV | - | 4 | 26.5943 | 55 | 92.7 miles |
| Export | PA | - | 1 | 1.01296 | 0 | 96.3 miles |
| Frederick | MD | 59,727 | 2 | 38.8415 | 121 | 97.1 miles |
| Bel Air | MD | - | 2 | 17.834 | 59 | 98.3 miles |