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Fewest graduate degrees, Massachusetts cities · 2000

Massachusetts cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 105 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Chelsea, MAMA40,1303.0%−1.4 pts
02Fall River, MAMA95,2983.2%+0.5 pts
03New Bedford, MAMA101,8343.2%+0.4 pts
04Spencer, MAMA5,6613.4%−0.7 pts
05Ware, MAMA6,3693.5%+0.2 pts
06Athol, MAMA8,8014.0%−0.4 pts
07Lawrence, MAMA89,3204.1%+0.8 pts
08Webster, MAMA12,2284.2%+1.3 pts
09Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.2%−1.2 pts
10Revere, MAMA60,1414.3%+0.0 pts
11Chicopee, MAMA55,3104.3%+0.8 pts
12Taunton, MAMA62,5224.4%+0.3 pts
13North Adams, MAMA12,3684.4%+1.0 pts
14Brockton, MAMA106,1344.4%+0.6 pts
15Everett, MAMA53,5724.6%+1.2 pts
16Lynn, MAMA104,2364.8%+0.5 pts
17Gardner, MAMA21,4835.0%+0.7 pts
18Adams, MAMA5,4275.0%+2.1 pts
19North Westport, MAMA5,2895.6%+2.8 pts
20Springfield, MAMA154,7025.9%+0.4 pts
21Abington, MAMA17,0536.0%+1.2 pts
22Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.1%+1.3 pts
23Holbrook, MAMA11,3806.1%+1.0 pts
24Salisbury, MAMA5,6566.1%+0.5 pts
25Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1556.2%+0.7 pts
26Holyoke, MAMA38,0236.4%+1.0 pts
27Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4056.4%+4.4 pts
28Attleboro, MAMA47,4476.5%+0.8 pts
29Saugus, MAMA28,7736.7%+0.7 pts
30Lowell, MAMA119,9716.7%+1.0 pts
31Marshfield, MAMA5,1616.8%−3.8 pts
32Oxford, MAMA5,6716.9%+3.3 pts
33Milford, MAMA27,7317.1%+0.3 pts
34Pinehurst, MAMA6,8457.1%+2.5 pts
35Somerset, MAMA18,2987.2%+0.5 pts
36Haverhill, MAMA68,3617.3%+0.8 pts
37Whitinsville, MAMA7,1157.3%+2.0 pts
38Peabody, MAMA55,9537.3%+0.9 pts
39Plymouth, MAMA7,9187.6%+1.4 pts
40South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5527.7%+1.0 pts
41Leominster, MAMA44,1947.9%+1.5 pts
42Westfield, MAMA40,5468.0%+1.7 pts
43Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2228.0%+0.8 pts
44Pittsfield, MAMA42,9098.1%+0.4 pts
45East Falmouth, MAMA6,2458.5%+2.2 pts
46Clinton, MAMA7,6588.6%+4.5 pts
47Kingston, MAMA5,9108.8%+1.8 pts
48Wilmington, MAMA23,3369.1%+3.7 pts
49Greenfield, MAMA17,6919.5%+3.9 pts
50Hudson, MAMA15,7199.6%+3.1 pts
51Worcester, MAMA213,8629.8%+1.5 pts
52Foxborough, MAMA6,2519.9%+2.8 pts
53Malden, MAMA66,3709.9%+3.3 pts
54West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19410.0%+3.5 pts
55Quincy, MAMA103,17310.1%+3.2 pts
56Salem, MAMA45,38110.2%+1.8 pts
57Gloucester, MAMA30,62710.2%+3.3 pts
58Woburn, MAMA43,96210.5%+3.3 pts
59Hull, MAMA10,13810.6%+4.9 pts
60Danvers, MAMA28,09810.8%+2.1 pts
61Nantucket, MAMA10,01711.1%+1.8 pts
62Maynard, MAMA10,71211.6%+1.3 pts
63Stoneham, MAMA23,35511.7%+3.4 pts
64Medford, MAMA59,83411.8%+3.2 pts
65Walpole, MAMA6,46112.4%+2.0 pts
66East Harwich, MAMA5,65412.6%+4.9 pts
67Dedham, MAMA25,23712.9%+2.9 pts
68Marlborough, MAMA42,77213.1%+5.2 pts
69Beverly, MAMA43,36313.2%+4.0 pts
70Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96113.3%+0.6 pts
71Scituate, MAMA5,79613.9%+0.8 pts
72Norwood, MAMA31,54214.5%+6.7 pts
73Wakefield, MAMA27,79314.6%+5.6 pts
74North Scituate, MAMA6,49215.0%−0.1 pts
75Melrose, MAMA29,59715.0%+3.1 pts
76Boston, MAMA672,97315.3%+2.9 pts
77Waltham, MAMA65,03715.7%+6.4 pts
78Burlington, MAMA26,27415.8%+3.6 pts
79Framingham, MAMA73,02117.0%+3.1 pts
80Newburyport, MAMA19,14817.1%+5.4 pts
81Somerville, MAMA84,21117.7%+4.3 pts
82Northborough, MAMA6,39218.9%+3.6 pts
83Reading, MAMA25,61219.7%+6.0 pts
84Swampscott, MAMA15,27721.2%+2.9 pts
85Lynnfield, MAMA13,06421.3%+5.2 pts
86Milton, MAMA28,58722.0%+3.9 pts
87Northampton, MAMA31,04725.0%+8.6 pts
88Marblehead, MAMA20,41325.7%+3.3 pts
89West Concord, MAMA5,87625.8%+4.1 pts
90Hingham, MAMA5,13026.2%+11.1 pts
91Medfield, MAMA6,84926.9%+8.1 pts
92Andover, MAMA9,45127.6%+6.6 pts
93Arlington, MAMA46,35028.2%+9.3 pts
94Longmeadow, MAMA15,69630.2%+5.7 pts
95Sharon, MAMA6,23230.3%+7.9 pts
96Cochituate, MAMA6,47132.4%+7.0 pts
97Winchester, MAMA23,40632.7%+6.2 pts
98Needham, MAMA32,45933.5%+8.4 pts
99Williamstown, MAMA5,07036.0%+8.4 pts
100Belmont, MAMA27,17536.7%+9.8 pts
101Cambridge, MAMA122,58838.5%+7.6 pts
102Newton, MAMA90,74138.9%+7.1 pts
103Wellesley, MAMA30,34741.2%+7.1 pts
104Lexington, MAMA34,29542.2%+8.5 pts
105Brookline, MAMA63,26645.3%+10.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS