A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Palghar runs at 20.6%, close to the typical district. The district has 80 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 97% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Palghar, which ranks 7 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 97.4%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 3.9% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 53%.