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Most graduate degrees, Arizona cities · 2020

Arizona cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS). This list covers the 94 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59337.4%+8.6 pts

02Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25136.7%+4.6 pts

03Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,86627.7%+5.3 pts

04Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08527.1%+10.1 pts

05Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,51226.9%–

06Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,35325.7%–

07Sedona, AZAZ9,61925.0%+8.4 pts

08Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00623.9%+9.2 pts

09Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,08522.0%–

10Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16021.8%+5.2 pts

11Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,72721.6%+1.2 pts

12Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,35621.1%–

13Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26020.2%+5.2 pts

14Tempe, AZAZ190,57119.5%+4.9 pts

15Green Valley, AZAZ22,11419.3%+6.4 pts

16Doney Park, AZAZ6,25319.3%–

17Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,62518.1%+4.5 pts

18Sahuarita, AZAZ37,69417.9%+9.0 pts

19Marana, AZAZ65,52317.8%+8.7 pts

20Williamson, AZAZ6,31017.2%+2.8 pts

21Chandler, AZAZ278,74816.7%+6.2 pts

22Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,56616.7%+11.6 pts

23Prescott, AZAZ48,42016.7%+4.3 pts

24Anthem, AZAZ22,58415.7%–

25Gilbert, AZAZ287,28515.4%+4.1 pts

26Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,05915.1%+1.6 pts

27Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,92415.0%+3.4 pts

28Vail, AZAZ16,31514.5%+11.7 pts

29Wickenburg, AZAZ8,30514.3%+8.6 pts

30Thatcher, AZAZ5,69014.1%+2.8 pts

31Sun City West, AZAZ27,42514.0%+2.3 pts

32Queen Creek, AZAZ89,77013.8%+9.1 pts

33Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,10713.8%–

34Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33013.5%+3.1 pts

35Goodyear, AZAZ125,35912.3%+5.1 pts

36Catalina, AZAZ6,48912.3%+5.2 pts

37Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,90712.3%+4.8 pts

38Peoria, AZAZ200,88112.0%+5.5 pts

39New River, AZAZ18,24011.2%+3.8 pts

40Verde, AZAZ11,93011.1%–

41Tucson, AZAZ548,37111.0%+2.0 pts

42Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,48110.9%+3.3 pts

43Tuba City, AZAZ7,96010.9%+3.2 pts

44Citrus Park, AZAZ5,11510.8%–

45Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,13610.7%+4.4 pts

46Payson, AZAZ16,69310.7%+3.9 pts

47Sun City, AZAZ37,48610.6%+2.3 pts

48Surprise, AZAZ175,30410.2%+3.4 pts

49Show Low, AZAZ12,4719.7%+4.5 pts

50Globe, AZAZ7,1919.3%+0.8 pts

51Mesa, AZAZ513,6569.2%+2.5 pts

52Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4239.0%+3.6 pts

53Snowflake, AZAZ6,9029.0%+0.8 pts

54Kingman, AZAZ35,8298.7%+3.2 pts

55Glendale, AZAZ260,5727.9%+0.9 pts

56Maricopa, AZAZ78,3627.5%+7.5 pts

57Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5817.4%+3.3 pts

58Yuma, AZAZ105,2277.3%+0.8 pts

59Avondale, AZAZ100,9836.9%+1.7 pts

60Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3586.9%+2.0 pts

61Buckeye, AZAZ125,4456.6%+3.7 pts

62Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7536.6%−0.2 pts

63San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1896.6%–

64Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4486.5%+2.6 pts

65Rio Rico, AZAZ22,0176.3%–

66Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8326.2%+0.7 pts

67Page, AZAZ7,1476.0%−0.6 pts

68Three Points, AZAZ5,2546.0%+1.5 pts

69Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6725.9%+3.1 pts

70Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8965.6%+1.2 pts

71Nogales, AZAZ19,4955.2%+1.4 pts

72Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7095.2%−0.4 pts

73Arizona City, AZAZ9,5434.9%+1.1 pts

74El Mirage, AZAZ35,8204.8%+3.9 pts

75Coolidge, AZAZ19,9594.7%+1.7 pts

76Winslow, AZAZ8,4644.6%+0.3 pts

77Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7154.6%–

78Douglas, AZAZ16,0384.5%+1.0 pts

79Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6754.4%+1.0 pts

80Valencia West, AZAZ14,7284.1%+2.9 pts

81Somerton, AZAZ14,9344.0%+2.2 pts

82Safford, AZAZ10,2793.8%−3.4 pts

83Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5593.6%+1.8 pts

84Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9873.4%+0.3 pts

85Benson, AZAZ5,5323.3%−0.3 pts

86Youngtown, AZAZ7,0393.1%−1.7 pts

87Florence, AZAZ25,2223.0%+1.3 pts

88Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2773.0%+0.8 pts

89Eloy, AZAZ19,9672.7%+1.0 pts

90New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9932.1%+0.5 pts

91Tolleson, AZAZ9,2241.9%−0.9 pts

92Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5671.7%−0.1 pts

93San Luis, AZAZ42,0301.7%−0.1 pts

94Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0931.1%−1.7 pts

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