Photo: Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. (09/18/1947 - ), Photographer (NARA record: 1105706) · Public domainPenn Commercial Business/Technical School is 7.8 miles from Muse
No college sits inside Muse’s boundary, but Penn Commercial Business/Technical School’s campus in Washington, with 223 students on campus, is 7.8 miles from the center of town, and Rosedale Technical College is 12.3 miles away in Pittsburgh. About 2% of Muse’s residents are enrolled in college, below Pennsylvania (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 Muse. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Muse
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Muse
Six private colleges within 15 miles, and two community colleges. The nearest public four-year college, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, is 16.9 miles away.
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 and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Muse’s median household income ($80,288) 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: 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: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (5).
Questions about college near Muse
Is Muse a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Muse residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Pennsylvania (6). The nearest campus, Penn Commercial Business/Technical School, is 7.8 miles away in Washington.
What colleges are near Muse?
7 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Community College of Allegheny County (14.7 miles, 8,553 students on campus), Duquesne University (14.9 miles, 7,554) and Point Park University (14.7 miles, 2,217).
What is the closest community college to Muse, and what does it cost?
Rosedale Technical College in Pittsburgh, 12.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $17,402 a year for Pennsylvania residents; the federal net price, $19,760, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus cost if we live in Pennsylvania?
Tuition and fees are $21,926 a year in-state and $41,430 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $14,709 (under $30,000 income) to $36,008 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Muse. 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 →