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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 (2010 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%+4.1 pts

02Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25131.7%−0.4 pts

03Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,08522.5%–

04Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16021.0%+4.4 pts

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

06Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08520.0%+3.0 pts

07Sedona, AZAZ9,61919.9%+3.3 pts

08Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00619.6%+4.9 pts

09Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,86619.3%−3.1 pts

10Williamson, AZAZ6,31018.5%+4.0 pts

11Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26017.4%+2.3 pts

12Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,72717.3%−3.0 pts

13Tempe, AZAZ190,57117.1%+2.5 pts

14Green Valley, AZAZ22,11416.5%+3.6 pts

15Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,51215.4%–

16Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,05914.5%+1.0 pts

17Prescott, AZAZ48,42014.3%+2.0 pts

18Thatcher, AZAZ5,69014.3%+3.0 pts

19Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,62514.2%+0.6 pts

20Chandler, AZAZ278,74813.7%+3.2 pts

21Anthem, AZAZ22,58413.4%–

22Marana, AZAZ65,52312.9%+3.8 pts

23Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,92412.8%+1.2 pts

24Sun City West, AZAZ27,42512.8%+1.0 pts

25Gilbert, AZAZ287,28512.3%+1.0 pts

26Sahuarita, AZAZ37,69412.2%+3.3 pts

27Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33011.4%+1.0 pts

28Tuba City, AZAZ7,96011.1%+3.5 pts

29Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,56611.1%+6.0 pts

30Vail, AZAZ16,31510.7%+7.9 pts

31Goodyear, AZAZ125,35910.2%+3.0 pts

32Snowflake, AZAZ6,90210.2%+1.9 pts

33Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,90710.0%+2.5 pts

34Tucson, AZAZ548,3719.9%+0.9 pts

35Doney Park, AZAZ6,2539.8%–

36Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3059.4%+3.7 pts

37Surprise, AZAZ175,3049.4%+2.6 pts

38Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4819.1%+1.5 pts

39Peoria, AZAZ200,8819.0%+2.5 pts

40Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7708.6%+3.9 pts

41Payson, AZAZ16,6938.2%+1.4 pts

42Sun City, AZAZ37,4868.0%−0.4 pts

43Mesa, AZAZ513,6567.8%+1.1 pts

44Verde, AZAZ11,9307.2%–

45Globe, AZAZ7,1917.1%−1.4 pts

46Valencia West, AZAZ14,7287.0%+5.8 pts

47Glendale, AZAZ260,5727.0%−0.1 pts

48Show Low, AZAZ12,4716.9%+1.8 pts

49Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7096.6%+1.0 pts

50Citrus Park, AZAZ5,1156.6%–

51Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7536.4%−0.4 pts

52Maricopa, AZAZ78,3626.3%+6.3 pts

53Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4486.3%+2.3 pts

54Buckeye, AZAZ125,4456.2%+3.3 pts

55Coolidge, AZAZ19,9596.1%+3.0 pts

56Avondale, AZAZ100,9836.0%+0.9 pts

57Yuma, AZAZ105,2276.0%−0.5 pts

58Kingman, AZAZ35,8295.8%+0.3 pts

59Catalina, AZAZ6,4895.7%−1.4 pts

60San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1895.5%–

61Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4235.3%−0.1 pts

62Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1365.3%−0.9 pts

63Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3585.2%+0.3 pts

64Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8965.1%+0.7 pts

65Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5814.9%+0.8 pts

66Page, AZAZ7,1474.9%−1.7 pts

67Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8324.7%−0.8 pts

68New River, AZAZ18,2404.6%−2.8 pts

69Rio Rico, AZAZ22,0174.6%–

70Douglas, AZAZ16,0384.5%+0.9 pts

71Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6724.2%+1.4 pts

72Benson, AZAZ5,5324.0%+0.4 pts

73Safford, AZAZ10,2793.9%−3.4 pts

74Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9873.8%+0.8 pts

75Winslow, AZAZ8,4643.5%−0.8 pts

76Nogales, AZAZ19,4953.3%−0.6 pts

77Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7153.2%–

78Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5593.2%+1.4 pts

79El Mirage, AZAZ35,8203.0%+2.0 pts

80Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6752.8%−0.6 pts

81Eloy, AZAZ19,9672.7%+1.0 pts

82Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2772.5%+0.4 pts

83Youngtown, AZAZ7,0392.4%−2.4 pts

84Arizona City, AZAZ9,5432.3%−1.4 pts

85Three Points, AZAZ5,2542.2%−2.3 pts

86Florence, AZAZ25,2221.8%+0.1 pts

87Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0931.6%−1.2 pts

88New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9931.6%−0.0 pts

89Somerton, AZAZ14,9341.4%−0.3 pts

90Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5671.2%−0.6 pts

91San Luis, AZAZ42,0300.9%−0.9 pts

92Tolleson, AZAZ9,2240.6%−2.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS