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Fewest graduate degrees, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Spencer, MAMA5,6611.5%−57%

02Lawrence, MAMA89,3204.0%−3%

03Ware, MAMA6,3694.3%+22%

04Athol, MAMA8,8015.1%+26%

05New Bedford, MAMA101,8345.1%+58%

06Fall River, MAMA95,2985.1%+61%

07Southbridge, MAMA18,1055.3%–

08Brockton, MAMA106,1345.3%+19%

09Webster, MAMA12,2285.9%+43%

10Lynn, MAMA104,2366.0%+25%

11Gardner, MAMA21,4836.2%+26%

12Taunton, MAMA62,5226.5%+49%

13Palmer, MAMA12,3676.8%–

14Adams, MAMA5,4276.8%+36%

15Chicopee, MAMA55,3107.0%+63%

16Chelsea, MAMA40,1307.0%+134%

17Springfield, MAMA154,7027.3%+23%

18Fitchburg, MAMA42,1367.4%+22%

19North Westport, MAMA5,2897.4%+32%

20Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1557.8%+25%

21Revere, MAMA60,1417.9%+83%

22Holyoke, MAMA38,0238.0%+25%

23Whitinsville, MAMA7,1158.3%+14%

24Everett, MAMA53,5728.6%+86%

25Clinton, MAMA7,6588.7%+1%

26Randolph, MAMA34,9488.9%–

27Somerset, MAMA18,2988.9%+23%

28Holbrook, MAMA11,3809.4%+55%

29Haverhill, MAMA68,3619.9%+36%

30Saugus, MAMA28,77310.0%+50%

31Leominster, MAMA44,19410.0%+26%

32Attleboro, MAMA47,44710.1%+55%

33North Adams, MAMA12,36810.1%+130%

34Oxford, MAMA5,67110.4%+51%

35Pinehurst, MAMA6,84510.5%+47%

36Lowell, MAMA119,97110.9%+64%

37Abington, MAMA17,05311.1%+84%

38Plymouth, MAMA7,91811.2%+48%

39Milford, MAMA27,73111.5%+63%

40South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55211.6%+52%

41Westfield, MAMA40,54611.7%+46%

42Peabody, MAMA55,95311.7%+60%

43Pittsfield, MAMA42,90911.8%+46%

44Worcester, MAMA213,86212.4%+27%

45Winthrop, MAMA18,64713.0%–

46Marshfield, MAMA5,16113.2%+94%

47Greenfield, MAMA17,69113.6%+43%

48West Springfield, MAMA28,82913.9%–

49Kingston, MAMA5,91014.1%+61%

50Weymouth, MAMA59,75914.1%–

51Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40514.1%+122%

52Agawam, MAMA28,78314.4%–

53Bridgewater, MAMA29,30914.4%–

54North Attleborough, MAMA31,50615.0%–

55Salisbury, MAMA5,65615.1%+148%

56Bellingham, MAMA5,32515.2%+259%

57Danvers, MAMA28,09815.9%+48%

58Gloucester, MAMA30,62716.1%+57%

59East Falmouth, MAMA6,24516.1%+91%

60Malden, MAMA66,37016.6%+67%

61Nantucket, MAMA10,01716.8%+52%

62Braintree, MAMA38,95716.9%–

63East Harwich, MAMA5,65417.2%+37%

64Marlborough, MAMA42,77217.3%+33%

65West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19417.5%+75%

66Salem, MAMA45,38117.6%+72%

67Walpole, MAMA6,46117.8%+43%

68Norwood, MAMA31,54218.4%+27%

69Hudson, MAMA15,71918.4%+91%

70Beverly, MAMA43,36318.5%+40%

71Barnstable, MAMA50,10118.7%–

72Wilmington, MAMA23,33619.2%+110%

73Woburn, MAMA43,96219.3%+83%

74Quincy, MAMA103,17319.3%+92%

75Foxborough, MAMA6,25119.9%+101%

76Stoneham, MAMA23,35520.1%+72%

77Hull, MAMA10,13821.2%+101%

78Scituate, MAMA5,79621.5%+54%

79Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96121.5%+61%

80Framingham, MAMA73,02121.6%+27%

81Wakefield, MAMA27,79322.1%+52%

82Boston, MAMA672,97323.5%+54%

83Burlington, MAMA26,27423.6%+49%

84Franklin, MAMA33,95524.2%–

85Waltham, MAMA65,03724.3%+55%

86Dedham, MAMA25,23725.3%+96%

87Medford, MAMA59,83426.2%+123%

88Lynnfield, MAMA13,06426.4%+24%

89Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22226.7%+232%

90Newburyport, MAMA19,14826.7%+56%

91Maynard, MAMA10,71228.9%+150%

92Northborough, MAMA6,39229.1%+54%

93Swampscott, MAMA15,27729.2%+38%

94Longmeadow, MAMA15,69629.2%−3%

95The Pinehills, MAMA5,28229.4%–

96Melrose, MAMA29,59729.7%+98%

97Reading, MAMA25,61229.9%+52%

98North Scituate, MAMA6,49230.8%+105%

99Somerville, MAMA84,21131.4%+77%

100Marblehead, MAMA20,41331.4%+22%

101Milton, MAMA28,58732.1%+46%

102Northampton, MAMA31,04733.0%+32%

103Medfield, MAMA6,84934.0%+27%

104Hingham, MAMA5,13037.0%+41%

105West Concord, MAMA5,87637.9%+47%

106Andover, MAMA9,45140.7%+47%

107Cochituate, MAMA6,47142.1%+30%

108Arlington, MAMA46,35042.1%+49%

109Sharon, MAMA6,23243.0%+42%

110Winchester, MAMA23,40645.1%+38%

111Amherst, MAMA40,92046.4%–

112Needham, MAMA32,45947.1%+40%

113Newton, MAMA90,74149.3%+27%

114Cambridge, MAMA122,58849.6%+29%

115Belmont, MAMA27,17550.0%+36%

116Wellesley, MAMA30,34750.9%+24%

117Williamstown, MAMA5,07054.5%+51%

118Brookline, MAMA63,26654.6%+21%

119Lexington, MAMA34,29559.2%+40%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES