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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 (1990 ACS). This list covers the 71 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 71 is 4.6%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25126.8%–

02Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08514.0%–

03Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26013.5%–

04Tempe, AZAZ190,57113.1%–

05Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,72711.9%–

06Green Valley, AZAZ22,11411.8%–

07Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00611.4%–

08Sedona, AZAZ9,61910.6%–

09Sun City West, AZAZ27,42510.2%–

10Cave Creek, AZAZ5,1609.5%–

11Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6258.8%–

12Sun City, AZAZ37,4868.8%–

13Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9078.7%–

14Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9248.3%–

15Prescott, AZAZ48,4208.2%–

16Tucson, AZAZ548,3718.0%–

17Show Low, AZAZ12,4717.9%–

18Tuba City, AZAZ7,9607.7%–

19Gilbert, AZAZ287,2857.6%–

20Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,3307.4%–

21Kingman, AZAZ35,8297.3%–

22Chandler, AZAZ278,7487.2%–

23Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4816.4%–

24Mesa, AZAZ513,6566.3%–

25San Luis, AZAZ42,0305.9%–

26Thatcher, AZAZ5,6905.9%–

27Yuma, AZAZ105,2275.8%–

28Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1365.8%–

29Safford, AZAZ10,2795.5%–

30Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7535.5%–

31Glendale, AZAZ260,5725.2%–

32Peoria, AZAZ200,8815.0%–

33Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3585.0%–

34Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8964.8%–

35Page, AZAZ7,1474.7%–

36Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5814.6%–

37Payson, AZAZ16,6934.3%–

38Douglas, AZAZ16,0384.2%–

39Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7094.1%–

40Snowflake, AZAZ6,9024.1%–

41Benson, AZAZ5,5324.0%–

42Catalina, AZAZ6,4894.0%–

43Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3053.9%–

44Arizona City, AZAZ9,5433.7%–

45Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5593.6%–

46Globe, AZAZ7,1913.5%–

47Avondale, AZAZ100,9833.3%–

48Winslow, AZAZ8,4643.2%–

49Marana, AZAZ65,5233.2%–

50Nogales, AZAZ19,4953.2%–

51Buckeye, AZAZ125,4453.1%–

52Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8323.0%–

53Goodyear, AZAZ125,3593.0%–

54Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6722.9%–

55Coolidge, AZAZ19,9592.8%–

56Florence, AZAZ25,2222.6%–

57Surprise, AZAZ175,3042.4%–

58Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4232.4%–

59Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4482.4%–

60Valencia West, AZAZ14,7282.2%–

61Youngtown, AZAZ7,0392.0%–

62Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7701.6%–

63Eloy, AZAZ19,9671.4%–

64Tolleson, AZAZ9,2241.3%–

65Somerton, AZAZ14,9341.3%–

66El Mirage, AZAZ35,8201.1%–

67New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9931.1%–

68Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5671.0%–

69Three Points, AZAZ5,2540.8%–

70Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0930.3%–

71Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2770.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS