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Most graduate degrees, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Lexington, MAMA34,29558.6%+39%

02Brookline, MAMA63,26657.9%+28%

03Wellesley, MAMA30,34756.7%+38%

04Williamstown, MAMA5,07054.3%+51%

05Newton, MAMA90,74153.0%+36%

06Amherst, MAMA40,92053.0%–

07Belmont, MAMA27,17551.6%+41%

08Cambridge, MAMA122,58851.2%+33%

09Winchester, MAMA23,40650.8%+55%

10Needham, MAMA32,45949.3%+47%

11Cochituate, MAMA6,47147.5%+46%

12Arlington, MAMA46,35046.5%+65%

13Sharon, MAMA6,23246.1%+53%

14West Concord, MAMA5,87641.4%+61%

15Hingham, MAMA5,13039.8%+52%

16Andover, MAMA9,45139.7%+44%

17Milton, MAMA28,58739.0%+77%

18Marblehead, MAMA20,41336.8%+43%

19Watertown, MAMA35,71035.8%–

20Northampton, MAMA31,04735.8%+43%

21Medfield, MAMA6,84934.7%+29%

22Longmeadow, MAMA15,69633.7%+12%

23Somerville, MAMA84,21133.4%+89%

24Reading, MAMA25,61232.9%+67%

25Northborough, MAMA6,39231.6%+68%

26Swampscott, MAMA15,27731.1%+46%

27Scituate, MAMA5,79630.8%+121%

28Lynnfield, MAMA13,06430.4%+43%

29Newburyport, MAMA19,14830.1%+76%

30The Pinehills, MAMA5,28229.7%–

31Maynard, MAMA10,71229.6%+157%

32East Falmouth, MAMA6,24528.6%+238%

33Melrose, MAMA29,59728.2%+88%

34Waltham, MAMA65,03727.9%+78%

35Medford, MAMA59,83427.6%+135%

36North Scituate, MAMA6,49227.5%+83%

37Walpole, MAMA6,46126.2%+111%

38Boston, MAMA672,97326.1%+71%

39Burlington, MAMA26,27425.5%+61%

40Dedham, MAMA25,23725.4%+97%

41Wakefield, MAMA27,79324.8%+70%

42Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96124.6%+85%

43Franklin, MAMA33,95524.3%–

44Norwood, MAMA31,54223.8%+65%

45East Harwich, MAMA5,65423.5%+87%

46Stoneham, MAMA23,35523.5%+102%

47Hull, MAMA10,13822.1%+109%

48Quincy, MAMA103,17321.6%+114%

49Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22220.6%+156%

50Salem, MAMA45,38120.5%+100%

51Framingham, MAMA73,02120.2%+19%

52Kingston, MAMA5,91020.2%+130%

53Foxborough, MAMA6,25119.8%+101%

54Beverly, MAMA43,36319.5%+48%

55West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19419.3%+93%

56Braintree, MAMA38,95719.1%–

57Woburn, MAMA43,96219.1%+81%

58Wilmington, MAMA23,33618.9%+107%

59Malden, MAMA66,37018.8%+90%

60Nantucket, MAMA10,01718.4%+66%

61Barnstable, MAMA50,10118.2%–

62North Attleborough, MAMA31,50618.0%–

63Danvers, MAMA28,09817.7%+64%

64Easthampton, MAMA15,85117.7%–

65Amesbury, MAMA17,58817.6%–

66Salisbury, MAMA5,65617.5%+187%

67Winthrop, MAMA18,64717.0%–

68Greenfield, MAMA17,69117.0%+79%

69Hudson, MAMA15,71916.7%+74%

70Gloucester, MAMA30,62716.6%+62%

71Marlborough, MAMA42,77216.2%+24%

72Marshfield, MAMA5,16116.2%+139%

73Plymouth, MAMA7,91815.7%+106%

74Somerset, MAMA18,29815.5%+114%

75Weymouth, MAMA59,75915.4%–

76Bridgewater, MAMA29,30914.9%–

77Worcester, MAMA213,86214.8%+52%

78South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55214.4%+88%

79West Springfield, MAMA28,82914.3%–

80Agawam, MAMA28,78314.1%–

81Pittsfield, MAMA42,90913.4%+65%

82Abington, MAMA17,05313.2%+118%

83Holbrook, MAMA11,38012.9%+112%

84Leominster, MAMA44,19412.6%+59%

85Randolph, MAMA34,94812.4%–

86Peabody, MAMA55,95312.4%+69%

87Westfield, MAMA40,54612.4%+55%

88Saugus, MAMA28,77311.9%+79%

89Whitinsville, MAMA7,11511.7%+60%

90Attleboro, MAMA47,44711.6%+79%

91Milford, MAMA27,73111.6%+64%

92North Adams, MAMA12,36811.6%+163%

93Haverhill, MAMA68,36111.4%+58%

94Lowell, MAMA119,97111.4%+72%

95Oxford, MAMA5,67111.3%+63%

96Methuen, MAMA54,58411.0%–

97Holyoke, MAMA38,02310.1%+58%

98Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1559.6%+55%

99Pinehurst, MAMA6,8459.3%+30%

100Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4059.0%+42%

101Palmer, MAMA12,3678.9%–

102Chicopee, MAMA55,3108.9%+106%

103Springfield, MAMA154,7028.7%+46%

104Everett, MAMA53,5728.5%+84%

105Lynn, MAMA104,2368.2%+72%

106Bellingham, MAMA5,3258.1%+92%

107Clinton, MAMA7,6588.0%−7%

108Gardner, MAMA21,4838.0%+61%

109Chelsea, MAMA40,1307.9%+163%

110Fitchburg, MAMA42,1367.8%+28%

111Taunton, MAMA62,5227.6%+74%

112Brockton, MAMA106,1347.3%+65%

113Revere, MAMA60,1417.2%+68%

114Athol, MAMA8,8016.6%+62%

115Adams, MAMA5,4276.4%+28%

116North Westport, MAMA5,2896.0%+6%

117Webster, MAMA12,2285.7%+37%

118Fall River, MAMA95,2985.5%+71%

119Ware, MAMA6,3695.4%+53%

120Southbridge, MAMA18,1055.4%–

121Spencer, MAMA5,6615.3%+57%

122New Bedford, MAMA101,8345.2%+62%

123Lawrence, MAMA89,3205.1%+24%

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