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Most graduate degrees, Arizona cities · 2010

Arizona cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 92 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59333.0%+14%

02Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25131.7%−1%

03Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,08522.5%–

04Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16021.0%+26%

05Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,35620.5%–

06Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08520.0%+17%

07Sedona, AZAZ9,61919.9%+20%

08Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00619.6%+33%

09Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,86619.3%−14%

10Williamson, AZAZ6,31018.5%+28%

11Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26017.4%+15%

12Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,72717.3%−15%

13Tempe, AZAZ190,57117.1%+17%

14Green Valley, AZAZ22,11416.5%+28%

15Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,51215.4%–

16Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,05914.5%+7%

17Prescott, AZAZ48,42014.3%+16%

18Thatcher, AZAZ5,69014.3%+27%

19Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,62514.2%+4%

20Chandler, AZAZ278,74813.7%+30%

21Anthem, AZAZ22,58413.4%–

22Marana, AZAZ65,52312.9%+42%

23Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,92412.8%+11%

24Sun City West, AZAZ27,42512.8%+9%

25Gilbert, AZAZ287,28512.3%+9%

26Sahuarita, AZAZ37,69412.2%+37%

27Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33011.4%+10%

28Tuba City, AZAZ7,96011.1%+45%

29Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,56611.1%+118%

30Vail, AZAZ16,31510.7%+281%

31Goodyear, AZAZ125,35910.2%+41%

32Snowflake, AZAZ6,90210.2%+24%

33Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,90710.0%+33%

34Tucson, AZAZ548,3719.9%+10%

35Doney Park, AZAZ6,2539.8%–

36Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3059.4%+65%

37Surprise, AZAZ175,3049.4%+38%

38Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4819.1%+19%

39Peoria, AZAZ200,8819.0%+38%

40Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7708.6%+82%

41Payson, AZAZ16,6938.2%+21%

42Sun City, AZAZ37,4868.0%−5%

43Mesa, AZAZ513,6567.8%+17%

44Verde, AZAZ11,9307.2%–

45Globe, AZAZ7,1917.1%−17%

46Valencia West, AZAZ14,7287.0%+496%

47Glendale, AZAZ260,5727.0%−2%

48Show Low, AZAZ12,4716.9%+34%

49Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7096.6%+19%

50Citrus Park, AZAZ5,1156.6%–

51Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7536.4%−5%

52Maricopa, AZAZ78,3626.3%–

53Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4486.3%+60%

54Buckeye, AZAZ125,4456.2%+115%

55Coolidge, AZAZ19,9596.1%+100%

56Avondale, AZAZ100,9836.0%+17%

57Yuma, AZAZ105,2276.0%−8%

58Kingman, AZAZ35,8295.8%+5%

59Catalina, AZAZ6,4895.7%−20%

60San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1895.5%–

61Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4235.3%−2%

62Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1365.3%−15%

63Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3585.2%+6%

64Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8965.1%+17%

65Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5814.9%+20%

66Page, AZAZ7,1474.9%−26%

67Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8324.7%−14%

68New River, AZAZ18,2404.6%−38%

69Rio Rico, AZAZ22,0174.6%–

70Douglas, AZAZ16,0384.5%+26%

71Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6724.2%+51%

72Benson, AZAZ5,5324.0%+10%

73Safford, AZAZ10,2793.9%−46%

74Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9873.8%+25%

75Winslow, AZAZ8,4643.5%−18%

76Nogales, AZAZ19,4953.3%−16%

77Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7153.2%–

78Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5593.2%+76%

79El Mirage, AZAZ35,8203.0%+217%

80Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6752.8%−17%

81Eloy, AZAZ19,9672.7%+58%

82Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2772.5%+17%

83Youngtown, AZAZ7,0392.4%−50%

84Arizona City, AZAZ9,5432.3%−38%

85Three Points, AZAZ5,2542.2%−51%

86Florence, AZAZ25,2221.8%+8%

87Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0931.6%−44%

88New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9931.6%−2%

89Somerton, AZAZ14,9341.4%−16%

90Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5671.2%−34%

91San Luis, AZAZ42,0300.9%−52%

92Tolleson, AZAZ9,2240.6%−78%

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