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Best Intelligence Studies Schools Near Palisades Park, NJ
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Palisades Park, New Jersey has 2 accredited schools offering intelligence studies programs, with tuition ranging from $8,626 to $18,966 per year for indexed programs. Palisades Park has a population of about 20,192. Median household income is $101,295 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 53.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, the top-earning intelligence studies-related role is Managers, All Other at a median $169,800 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Intelligence Studies Schools to Palisades Park
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer intelligence studies programs near Palisades Park, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Palisades Park city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Palisades Park 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)
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
$106,440
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$94,529
Political Scientists
N/A
NJ statewide
–
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
Information Security Analysts
$140,470
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$124,751
Private Detectives and Investigators
$59,140
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$52,522
Managers, All Other
$169,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$150,799
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
$92,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$81,812
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.
Palisades Park at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
20,192
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$101,295
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
53.7%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
112.6 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Palisades Park-Area Cities With Intelligence Studies Programs
How many accredited intelligence studies schools are near Palisades Park, NJ?
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering intelligence studies programs near Palisades Park. The closest is CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, NY (5.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Farmingdale State College (30.4 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying intelligence studies roles near Palisades Park?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying intelligence studies-related roles near Palisades Park are: Managers, All Other ($169,800), Information Security Analysts ($140,470), Management Analysts ($124,390). 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 Fort Lee instead of Palisades Park?
Fort Lee, NJ is 1.4 miles from Palisades Park and has its own set of local intelligence studies programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Palisades Park an affordable place to study intelligence studies?
Palisades Park’s median household income of $101,295 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Palisades Park 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.