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Most graduate degrees, Arizona cities · 1990

Arizona cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 71 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25126.8%−17%

02Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08514.0%−18%

03Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26013.5%−10%

04Tempe, AZAZ190,57113.1%−10%

05Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,72711.9%−42%

06Green Valley, AZAZ22,11411.8%−8%

07Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00611.4%−22%

08Sedona, AZAZ9,61910.6%−36%

09Sun City West, AZAZ27,42510.2%−13%

10Cave Creek, AZAZ5,1609.5%−43%

11Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6258.8%−36%

12Sun City, AZAZ37,4868.8%+6%

13Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9078.7%+16%

14Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9248.3%−29%

15Prescott, AZAZ48,4208.2%−33%

16Tucson, AZAZ548,3718.0%−12%

17Show Low, AZAZ12,4717.9%+52%

18Tuba City, AZAZ7,9607.7%+0%

19Gilbert, AZAZ287,2857.6%−33%

20Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,3307.4%−28%

21Kingman, AZAZ35,8297.3%+33%

22Chandler, AZAZ278,7487.2%−31%

23Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4816.4%−16%

24Mesa, AZAZ513,6566.3%−7%

25San Luis, AZAZ42,0305.9%+234%

26Thatcher, AZAZ5,6905.9%−48%

27Yuma, AZAZ105,2275.8%−11%

28Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1365.8%−7%

29Safford, AZAZ10,2795.5%−23%

30Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7535.5%−18%

31Glendale, AZAZ260,5725.2%−27%

32Peoria, AZAZ200,8815.0%−24%

33Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3585.0%+2%

34Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8964.8%+11%

35Page, AZAZ7,1474.7%−28%

36Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5814.6%+12%

37Payson, AZAZ16,6934.3%−36%

38Douglas, AZAZ16,0384.2%+20%

39Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7094.1%−27%

40Snowflake, AZAZ6,9024.1%−50%

41Benson, AZAZ5,5324.0%+11%

42Catalina, AZAZ6,4894.0%−44%

43Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3053.9%−32%

44Arizona City, AZAZ9,5433.7%−2%

45Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5593.6%+99%

46Globe, AZAZ7,1913.5%−59%

47Avondale, AZAZ100,9833.3%−37%

48Winslow, AZAZ8,4643.2%−26%

49Marana, AZAZ65,5233.2%−65%

50Nogales, AZAZ19,4953.2%−18%

51Buckeye, AZAZ125,4453.1%+8%

52Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8323.0%−45%

53Goodyear, AZAZ125,3593.0%−59%

54Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6722.9%+2%

55Coolidge, AZAZ19,9592.8%−7%

56Florence, AZAZ25,2222.6%+53%

57Surprise, AZAZ175,3042.4%−65%

58Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4232.4%−56%

59Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4482.4%−39%

60Valencia West, AZAZ14,7282.2%+84%

61Youngtown, AZAZ7,0392.0%−58%

62Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7701.6%−66%

63Eloy, AZAZ19,9671.4%−15%

64Tolleson, AZAZ9,2241.3%−52%

65Somerton, AZAZ14,9341.3%−26%

66El Mirage, AZAZ35,8201.1%+16%

67New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9931.1%−32%

68Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5671.0%−44%

69Three Points, AZAZ5,2540.8%−81%

70Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0930.3%−90%

71Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2770.2%−91%

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