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Most graduate degrees, Massachusetts cities · 2000

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 105 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Brookline, MAMA63,26645.3%+0%

02Lexington, MAMA34,29542.2%+0%

03Wellesley, MAMA30,34741.2%+0%

04Newton, MAMA90,74138.9%+0%

05Cambridge, MAMA122,58838.5%+0%

06Belmont, MAMA27,17536.7%+0%

07Williamstown, MAMA5,07036.0%+0%

08Needham, MAMA32,45933.5%+0%

09Winchester, MAMA23,40632.7%+0%

10Cochituate, MAMA6,47132.4%+0%

11Sharon, MAMA6,23230.3%+0%

12Longmeadow, MAMA15,69630.2%+0%

13Arlington, MAMA46,35028.2%+0%

14Andover, MAMA9,45127.6%+0%

15Medfield, MAMA6,84926.9%+0%

16Hingham, MAMA5,13026.2%+0%

17West Concord, MAMA5,87625.8%+0%

18Marblehead, MAMA20,41325.7%+0%

19Northampton, MAMA31,04725.0%+0%

20Milton, MAMA28,58722.0%+0%

21Lynnfield, MAMA13,06421.3%+0%

22Swampscott, MAMA15,27721.2%+0%

23Reading, MAMA25,61219.7%+0%

24Northborough, MAMA6,39218.9%+0%

25Somerville, MAMA84,21117.7%+0%

26Newburyport, MAMA19,14817.1%+0%

27Framingham, MAMA73,02117.0%+0%

28Burlington, MAMA26,27415.8%+0%

29Waltham, MAMA65,03715.7%+0%

30Boston, MAMA672,97315.3%+0%

31Melrose, MAMA29,59715.0%+0%

32North Scituate, MAMA6,49215.0%+0%

33Wakefield, MAMA27,79314.6%+0%

34Norwood, MAMA31,54214.5%+0%

35Scituate, MAMA5,79613.9%+0%

36Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96113.3%+0%

37Beverly, MAMA43,36313.2%+0%

38Marlborough, MAMA42,77213.1%+0%

39Dedham, MAMA25,23712.9%+0%

40East Harwich, MAMA5,65412.6%+0%

41Walpole, MAMA6,46112.4%+0%

42Medford, MAMA59,83411.8%+0%

43Stoneham, MAMA23,35511.7%+0%

44Maynard, MAMA10,71211.6%+0%

45Nantucket, MAMA10,01711.1%+0%

46Danvers, MAMA28,09810.8%+0%

47Hull, MAMA10,13810.6%+0%

48Woburn, MAMA43,96210.5%+0%

49Gloucester, MAMA30,62710.2%+0%

50Salem, MAMA45,38110.2%+0%

51Quincy, MAMA103,17310.1%+0%

52West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19410.0%+0%

53Malden, MAMA66,3709.9%+0%

54Foxborough, MAMA6,2519.9%+0%

55Worcester, MAMA213,8629.8%+0%

56Hudson, MAMA15,7199.6%+0%

57Greenfield, MAMA17,6919.5%+0%

58Wilmington, MAMA23,3369.1%+0%

59Kingston, MAMA5,9108.8%+0%

60Clinton, MAMA7,6588.6%+0%

61East Falmouth, MAMA6,2458.5%+0%

62Pittsfield, MAMA42,9098.1%+0%

63Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2228.0%+0%

64Westfield, MAMA40,5468.0%+0%

65Leominster, MAMA44,1947.9%+0%

66South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5527.7%+0%

67Plymouth, MAMA7,9187.6%+0%

68Peabody, MAMA55,9537.3%+0%

69Whitinsville, MAMA7,1157.3%+0%

70Haverhill, MAMA68,3617.3%+0%

71Somerset, MAMA18,2987.2%+0%

72Pinehurst, MAMA6,8457.1%+0%

73Milford, MAMA27,7317.1%+0%

74Oxford, MAMA5,6716.9%+0%

75Marshfield, MAMA5,1616.8%+0%

76Lowell, MAMA119,9716.7%+0%

77Saugus, MAMA28,7736.7%+0%

78Attleboro, MAMA47,4476.5%+0%

79Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4056.4%+0%

80Holyoke, MAMA38,0236.4%+0%

81Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1556.2%+0%

82Salisbury, MAMA5,6566.1%+0%

83Holbrook, MAMA11,3806.1%+0%

84Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.1%+0%

85Abington, MAMA17,0536.0%+0%

86Springfield, MAMA154,7025.9%+0%

87North Westport, MAMA5,2895.6%+0%

88Adams, MAMA5,4275.0%+0%

89Gardner, MAMA21,4835.0%+0%

90Lynn, MAMA104,2364.8%+0%

91Everett, MAMA53,5724.6%+0%

92Brockton, MAMA106,1344.4%+0%

93North Adams, MAMA12,3684.4%+0%

94Taunton, MAMA62,5224.4%+0%

95Chicopee, MAMA55,3104.3%+0%

96Revere, MAMA60,1414.3%+0%

97Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.2%+0%

98Webster, MAMA12,2284.2%+0%

99Lawrence, MAMA89,3204.1%+0%

100Athol, MAMA8,8014.0%+0%

101Ware, MAMA6,3693.5%+0%

102Spencer, MAMA5,6613.4%+0%

103New Bedford, MAMA101,8343.2%+0%

104Fall River, MAMA95,2983.2%+0%

105Chelsea, MAMA40,1303.0%+0%

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