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Most graduate degrees, Arizona cities

Arizona cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 94 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59339.1%+36%

02Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25136.9%+15%

03Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,86631.2%+39%

04Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,35329.2%–

05Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08526.0%+53%

06Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00624.4%+66%

07Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,08523.4%–

08Sedona, AZAZ9,61923.2%+39%

09Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,51223.0%–

10Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16022.4%+34%

11Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,35621.9%–

12Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26021.7%+44%

13Tempe, AZAZ190,57121.0%+44%

14Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,72720.4%+0%

15Green Valley, AZAZ22,11420.1%+56%

16Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,62519.5%+42%

17Chandler, AZAZ278,74819.0%+81%

18Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,05918.9%+40%

19Marana, AZAZ65,52318.2%+99%

20Anthem, AZAZ22,58417.8%–

21Gilbert, AZAZ287,28517.7%+56%

22Sahuarita, AZAZ37,69417.4%+96%

23Wickenburg, AZAZ8,30517.2%+201%

24Williamson, AZAZ6,31017.0%+18%

25Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,56617.0%+235%

26Prescott, AZAZ48,42016.5%+34%

27Vail, AZAZ16,31516.5%+487%

28Queen Creek, AZAZ89,77016.3%+246%

29Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,92416.2%+39%

30Doney Park, AZAZ6,25314.9%–

31Sun City West, AZAZ27,42514.8%+26%

32Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,10714.6%–

33Catalina, AZAZ6,48914.4%+102%

34Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33014.4%+39%

35Peoria, AZAZ200,88114.1%+117%

36Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,90713.8%+83%

37Goodyear, AZAZ125,35913.2%+82%

38Snowflake, AZAZ6,90213.1%+60%

39Verde, AZAZ11,93013.1%–

40Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,48113.1%+72%

41Tucson, AZAZ548,37112.9%+43%

42Citrus Park, AZAZ5,11512.8%–

43Tuba City, AZAZ7,96012.0%+57%

44Surprise, AZAZ175,30411.3%+65%

45Mesa, AZAZ513,65611.1%+64%

46Sun City, AZAZ37,48611.0%+33%

47Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,13610.9%+76%

48New River, AZAZ18,24010.5%+40%

49Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,42310.4%+92%

50Camp Verde, AZAZ12,58110.4%+155%

51Show Low, AZAZ12,47110.4%+100%

52Payson, AZAZ16,6939.4%+40%

53Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7099.4%+68%

54Thatcher, AZAZ5,6909.1%−19%

55Buckeye, AZAZ125,4458.8%+206%

56Kingman, AZAZ35,8298.8%+62%

57Glendale, AZAZ260,5728.6%+22%

58Globe, AZAZ7,1918.3%−2%

59Valencia West, AZAZ14,7288.3%+609%

60Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8328.1%+47%

61Yuma, AZAZ105,2277.9%+21%

62Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7537.7%+13%

63Maricopa, AZAZ78,3627.2%–

64Rio Rico, AZAZ22,0177.1%–

65Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3587.0%+45%

66Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8966.9%+58%

67Avondale, AZAZ100,9836.8%+32%

68San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1896.5%–

69Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6726.5%+132%

70Nogales, AZAZ19,4956.4%+67%

71Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0935.9%+111%

72El Mirage, AZAZ35,8205.4%+475%

73Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6755.3%+57%

74Safford, AZAZ10,2795.2%−27%

75Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9875.2%+71%

76Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5595.1%+180%

77Youngtown, AZAZ7,0395.0%+4%

78Coolidge, AZAZ19,9595.0%+64%

79Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2775.0%+130%

80Page, AZAZ7,1474.9%−25%

81Benson, AZAZ5,5324.9%+37%

82Winslow, AZAZ8,4644.9%+13%

83Douglas, AZAZ16,0384.9%+39%

84Florence, AZAZ25,2224.7%+182%

85Somerton, AZAZ14,9344.4%+154%

86Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7154.2%–

87Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4483.8%−3%

88Eloy, AZAZ19,9673.4%+104%

89New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9933.2%+101%

90Arizona City, AZAZ9,5433.2%−15%

91Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5672.8%+57%

92Three Points, AZAZ5,2542.8%−37%

93San Luis, AZAZ42,0301.7%−2%

94Tolleson, AZAZ9,2240.5%−80%

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