Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango is 2.3 miles from Masury
No college sits inside Masury’s boundary, but Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango’s campus in Sharon, with 325 students on campus, is 2.3 miles from the center of town, and Kent State University at Geauga is 36.7 miles away in Burton. About 2% of Masury’s residents are enrolled in college, below Ohio (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Masury. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Masury
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Masury
Four private colleges within 13.9 miles, and two public colleges within 9.1 miles.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $30–48k, where Masury’s median household income ($39,402) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Masury: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango (22).
Questions about college near Masury
Is Masury a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Masury residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango, is 2.3 miles away in Sharon.
What colleges are near Masury?
Within 15 miles: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango (2.3 miles, 325 students on campus), Laurel Technical Institute (4 miles, 160), Youngstown State University (9.1 miles, 8,809), ETI Technical College of Niles (9.8 miles, 155), Westminster College (12.4 miles, 1,096) and New Castle School of Trades (13.9 miles, 623).
What is the closest community college to Masury, and what does it cost?
Kent State University at Geauga in Burton, 36.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,492 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $12,044, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Youngstown State University cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $11,113 a year in-state and $11,473 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,328 (under $30,000 income) to $18,235 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Masury. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →