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Most graduate degrees, Kansas cities

Kansas cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 64 cities in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Leawood, KSKS34,09336.3%+8.7 pts
02Prairie, KSKS23,00831.8%+9.4 pts
03Lawrence, KSKS96,36726.9%+6.2 pts
04Overland Park, KSKS203,67725.9%+8.5 pts
05Manhattan, KSKS54,67324.5%+0.9 pts
06Lenexa, KSKS60,50621.9%+5.7 pts
07Roeland Park, KSKS6,68321.0%+5.9 pts
08Andover, KSKS17,37019.8%+8.1 pts
09Bel Aire, KSKS10,28719.5%+2.4 pts
10Shawnee, KSKS69,84819.2%+6.8 pts
11Olathe, KSKS150,02519.1%+7.4 pts
12Mission, KSKS10,12518.4%+5.1 pts
13Lansing, KSKS11,33117.4%+8.2 pts
14Hays, KSKS21,25816.5%+4.3 pts
15Basehor, KSKS8,24915.1%+9.5 pts
16McPherson, KSKS13,91815.1%+8.6 pts
17Leavenworth, KSKS37,01215.0%+2.7 pts
18Spring Hill, KSKS10,77714.5%+10.7 pts
19Merriam, KSKS11,50914.2%+3.6 pts
20Mulvane, KSKS7,03013.9%+10.5 pts
21Tonganoxie, KSKS6,20813.3%+9.1 pts
22Eudora, KSKS6,50613.3%+7.9 pts
23De Soto, KSKS7,08313.1%+4.8 pts
24Derby, KSKS26,60612.7%+1.4 pts
25Independence, KSKS8,19312.4%+5.5 pts
26Goddard, KSKS6,63812.3%+4.9 pts
27Pittsburg, KSKS20,56912.2%+0.0 pts
28Wichita, KSKS400,98711.7%+3.6 pts
29Louisburg, KSKS5,29911.4%+5.4 pts
30Valley Center, KSKS7,68511.2%+3.4 pts
31Ulysses, KSKS5,52410.8%+6.6 pts
32Topeka, KSKS125,79510.8%+2.0 pts
33Maize, KSKS7,85310.8%+6.2 pts
34Emporia, KSKS24,13710.7%+1.4 pts
35Atchison, KSKS10,78910.5%+1.4 pts
36Gardner, KSKS26,15410.2%+4.7 pts
37Winfield, KSKS11,74510.2%+2.0 pts
38Paola, KSKS5,8809.9%+3.9 pts
39Salina, KSKS46,0949.9%+3.5 pts
40Colby, KSKS5,4899.8%+1.4 pts
41Bonner Springs, KSKS7,9629.6%+4.5 pts
42Ottawa, KSKS12,7169.2%+2.7 pts
43Haysville, KSKS11,3538.7%+5.8 pts
44Newton, KSKS18,3538.5%+0.9 pts
45Parsons, KSKS9,3158.4%+2.7 pts
46Pratt, KSKS6,5748.1%+1.0 pts
47Fort Scott, KSKS7,5008.1%−1.0 pts
48Arkansas City, KSKS11,8008.0%+3.5 pts
49Junction City, KSKS22,5837.9%+2.2 pts
50Augusta, KSKS9,0737.9%+1.8 pts
51Kansas City, KSKS157,8057.9%+3.6 pts
52Park City, KSKS9,4587.9%+4.6 pts
53Iola, KSKS5,2407.1%−0.9 pts
54El Dorado, KSKS12,6966.3%+0.7 pts
55Dodge City, KSKS27,6536.2%+0.4 pts
56Hutchinson, KSKS39,5956.2%+0.4 pts
57Abilene, KSKS6,5526.1%+1.8 pts
58Chanute, KSKS8,5845.8%+0.9 pts
59Coffeyville, KSKS8,4605.7%+1.5 pts
60Garden City, KSKS27,4025.5%+0.7 pts
61Great Bend, KSKS14,2665.1%−1.3 pts
62Wellington, KSKS7,5415.0%−1.1 pts
63Liberal, KSKS19,0102.9%−1.6 pts
64Fort Riley, KSKS8,6062.1%–
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES