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Best Government Contracting Schools Near Fair Lawn, NJ (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Fair Lawn, New Jersey has 2 accredited schools offering government contracting programs, with tuition ranging from $13,920 to $13,920 per year for indexed programs. Fair Lawn has a population of about 35,153. Median household income is $147,952 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 64.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, the top-earning government contracting-related role is Purchasing Managers at a median $171,810 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Government Contracting Schools to Fair Lawn
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer government contracting programs near Fair Lawn, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Fair Lawn city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Fair Lawn is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (BLS area code 35620). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to New Jersey statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Purchasing Managers
$171,810
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$152,584
Management Analysts
$124,390
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$110,471
Compliance Officers
$101,050
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$89,742
Logisticians
$92,540
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$82,185
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$92,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$81,812
Administrative Services Managers
$149,990
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$133,206
Cost Estimators
$82,380
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$73,162
General and Operations Managers
$157,000
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$139,432
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Fair Lawn at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
35,153
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$147,952
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
64.2%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
112.6 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Fair Lawn-Area Cities With Government Contracting Programs
How many accredited government contracting schools are near Fair Lawn, NJ?
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering government contracting programs near Fair Lawn. The closest is Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT (66.8 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Strayer University-Pennsylvania (70.7 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying government contracting roles near Fair Lawn?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying government contracting-related roles near Fair Lawn are: Purchasing Managers ($171,810), General and Operations Managers ($157,000), Administrative Services Managers ($149,990). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with New Jersey statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Elmwood Park instead of Fair Lawn?
Elmwood Park, NJ is 2.1 miles from Fair Lawn and has its own set of local government contracting programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Fair Lawn an affordable place to study government contracting?
Fair Lawn’s median household income of $147,952 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Fair Lawn while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and New Jersey public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.