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Most graduate degrees, Arizona cities · 2000

Arizona cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 82 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25132.1%+20%

02Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59328.8%–

03Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,86622.5%–

04Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,72720.4%+71%

05Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08517.0%+22%

06Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16016.7%+76%

07Sedona, AZAZ9,61916.6%+57%

08Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26015.1%+12%

09Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00614.7%+29%

10Tempe, AZAZ190,57114.6%+11%

11Williamson, AZAZ6,31014.4%–

12Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,62513.7%+55%

13Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,05913.5%–

14Green Valley, AZAZ22,11412.9%+9%

15Prescott, AZAZ48,42012.3%+50%

16Sun City West, AZAZ27,42511.7%+15%

17Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,92411.6%+41%

18Gilbert, AZAZ287,28511.3%+49%

19Thatcher, AZAZ5,69011.3%+91%

20Chandler, AZAZ278,74810.5%+46%

21Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33010.4%+40%

22Marana, AZAZ65,5239.1%+187%

23Tucson, AZAZ548,3719.0%+13%

24Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6948.9%–

25Globe, AZAZ7,1918.5%+143%

26Sun City, AZAZ37,4868.3%−5%

27Snowflake, AZAZ6,9028.2%+102%

28Tuba City, AZAZ7,9607.6%−0%

29Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4817.6%+18%

30Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9077.5%−14%

31New River, AZAZ18,2407.5%–

32Safford, AZAZ10,2797.2%+30%

33Goodyear, AZAZ125,3597.2%+142%

34Catalina, AZAZ6,4897.1%+80%

35Glendale, AZAZ260,5727.1%+36%

36Surprise, AZAZ175,3046.8%+182%

37Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7536.8%+22%

38Payson, AZAZ16,6936.7%+56%

39Mesa, AZAZ513,6566.7%+7%

40Page, AZAZ7,1476.6%+38%

41Yuma, AZAZ105,2276.5%+12%

42Peoria, AZAZ200,8816.5%+31%

43Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1366.2%+8%

44Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3055.7%+48%

45Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7095.6%+37%

46Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8325.5%+82%

47Kingman, AZAZ35,8295.5%−25%

48Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4235.4%+126%

49Show Low, AZAZ12,4715.2%−34%

50Avondale, AZAZ100,9835.2%+59%

51Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,5665.1%–

52Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3584.9%−2%

53Youngtown, AZAZ7,0394.8%+136%

54Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7704.7%+198%

55Three Points, AZAZ5,2544.4%+432%

56Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8964.3%−10%

57Winslow, AZAZ8,4644.3%+35%

58Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5814.1%−11%

59Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4483.9%+65%

60Nogales, AZAZ19,4953.9%+22%

61Arizona City, AZAZ9,5433.7%+2%

62Benson, AZAZ5,5323.6%−10%

63Douglas, AZAZ16,0383.5%−17%

64Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6753.4%–

65Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9873.1%–

66Coolidge, AZAZ19,9593.0%+7%

67Buckeye, AZAZ125,4452.9%−7%

68Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0932.8%+883%

69Vail, AZAZ16,3152.8%–

70Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6722.8%−2%

71Tolleson, AZAZ9,2242.8%+110%

72Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2772.2%+1009%

73Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5591.8%−50%

74Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5671.8%+79%

75San Luis, AZAZ42,0301.8%−70%

76Somerton, AZAZ14,9341.7%+36%

77Eloy, AZAZ19,9671.7%+18%

78Florence, AZAZ25,2221.7%−35%

79New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9931.6%+46%

80Valencia West, AZAZ14,7281.2%−46%

81El Mirage, AZAZ35,8200.9%−14%

82Maricopa, AZAZ78,3620.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS