Top 20 College Towns – #3 State College, PA

#3 State College, PA

State College, the home of Pennsylvania State University, offers ample opportunities for professional and intellectual growth, as it ranked highly in research capacity and degree attainment. The State College area earned the nickname the “Happy Valley” because of its economic resilience during the Great Depression. It still thrives economically and socially thanks to the overwhelming influence that Pennsylvania State University has on this proud university town. Not surprisingly, the school is by far the State College area’s largest employer.