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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 (2023 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%+30%

02Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25136.7%+14%

03Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,86627.7%+23%

04Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08527.1%+60%

05Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,51226.9%–

06Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,35325.7%–

07Sedona, AZAZ9,61925.0%+50%

08Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00623.9%+62%

09Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,08522.0%–

10Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16021.8%+31%

11Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,72721.6%+6%

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

13Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26020.2%+34%

14Tempe, AZAZ190,57119.5%+34%

15Green Valley, AZAZ22,11419.3%+50%

16Doney Park, AZAZ6,25319.3%–

17Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,62518.1%+33%

18Sahuarita, AZAZ37,69417.9%+101%

19Marana, AZAZ65,52317.8%+95%

20Williamson, AZAZ6,31017.2%+19%

21Chandler, AZAZ278,74816.7%+59%

22Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,56616.7%+229%

23Prescott, AZAZ48,42016.7%+35%

24Anthem, AZAZ22,58415.7%–

25Gilbert, AZAZ287,28515.4%+36%

26Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,05915.1%+12%

27Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,92415.0%+29%

28Vail, AZAZ16,31514.5%+415%

29Wickenburg, AZAZ8,30514.3%+151%

30Thatcher, AZAZ5,69014.1%+25%

31Sun City West, AZAZ27,42514.0%+20%

32Queen Creek, AZAZ89,77013.8%+193%

33Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,10713.8%–

34Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33013.5%+30%

35Goodyear, AZAZ125,35912.3%+71%

36Catalina, AZAZ6,48912.3%+73%

37Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,90712.3%+64%

38Peoria, AZAZ200,88112.0%+84%

39New River, AZAZ18,24011.2%+50%

40Verde, AZAZ11,93011.1%–

41Tucson, AZAZ548,37111.0%+22%

42Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,48110.9%+43%

43Tuba City, AZAZ7,96010.9%+42%

44Citrus Park, AZAZ5,11510.8%–

45Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,13610.7%+72%

46Payson, AZAZ16,69310.7%+58%

47Sun City, AZAZ37,48610.6%+28%

48Surprise, AZAZ175,30410.2%+49%

49Show Low, AZAZ12,4719.7%+87%

50Globe, AZAZ7,1919.3%+9%

51Mesa, AZAZ513,6569.2%+37%

52Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4239.0%+66%

53Snowflake, AZAZ6,9029.0%+10%

54Kingman, AZAZ35,8298.7%+59%

55Glendale, AZAZ260,5727.9%+12%

56Maricopa, AZAZ78,3627.5%–

57Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5817.4%+81%

58Yuma, AZAZ105,2277.3%+12%

59Avondale, AZAZ100,9836.9%+33%

60Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3586.9%+41%

61Buckeye, AZAZ125,4456.6%+128%

62Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7536.6%−3%

63San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,1896.6%–

64Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4486.5%+66%

65Rio Rico, AZAZ22,0176.3%–

66Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8326.2%+13%

67Page, AZAZ7,1476.0%−8%

68Three Points, AZAZ5,2546.0%+34%

69Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6725.9%+111%

70Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8965.6%+28%

71Nogales, AZAZ19,4955.2%+36%

72Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7095.2%−7%

73Arizona City, AZAZ9,5434.9%+30%

74El Mirage, AZAZ35,8204.8%+411%

75Coolidge, AZAZ19,9594.7%+57%

76Winslow, AZAZ8,4644.6%+7%

77Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7154.6%–

78Douglas, AZAZ16,0384.5%+27%

79Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6754.4%+29%

80Valencia West, AZAZ14,7284.1%+251%

81Somerton, AZAZ14,9344.0%+129%

82Safford, AZAZ10,2793.8%−47%

83Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5593.6%+99%

84Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9873.4%+10%

85Benson, AZAZ5,5323.3%−7%

86Youngtown, AZAZ7,0393.1%−35%

87Florence, AZAZ25,2223.0%+80%

88Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2773.0%+37%

89Eloy, AZAZ19,9672.7%+62%

90New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9932.1%+33%

91Tolleson, AZAZ9,2241.9%−32%

92Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5671.7%−3%

93San Luis, AZAZ42,0301.7%−7%

94Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0931.1%−59%

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