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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 (2000 ACS). This list covers the 105 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Brookline, MAMA63,26645.3%+10.6 pts
02Lexington, MAMA34,29542.2%+8.5 pts
03Wellesley, MAMA30,34741.2%+7.1 pts
04Newton, MAMA90,74138.9%+7.1 pts
05Cambridge, MAMA122,58838.5%+7.6 pts
06Belmont, MAMA27,17536.7%+9.8 pts
07Williamstown, MAMA5,07036.0%+8.4 pts
08Needham, MAMA32,45933.5%+8.4 pts
09Winchester, MAMA23,40632.7%+6.2 pts
10Cochituate, MAMA6,47132.4%+7.0 pts
11Sharon, MAMA6,23230.3%+7.9 pts
12Longmeadow, MAMA15,69630.2%+5.7 pts
13Arlington, MAMA46,35028.2%+9.3 pts
14Andover, MAMA9,45127.6%+6.6 pts
15Medfield, MAMA6,84926.9%+8.1 pts
16Hingham, MAMA5,13026.2%+11.1 pts
17West Concord, MAMA5,87625.8%+4.1 pts
18Marblehead, MAMA20,41325.7%+3.3 pts
19Northampton, MAMA31,04725.0%+8.6 pts
20Milton, MAMA28,58722.0%+3.9 pts
21Lynnfield, MAMA13,06421.3%+5.2 pts
22Swampscott, MAMA15,27721.2%+2.9 pts
23Reading, MAMA25,61219.7%+6.0 pts
24Northborough, MAMA6,39218.9%+3.6 pts
25Somerville, MAMA84,21117.7%+4.3 pts
26Newburyport, MAMA19,14817.1%+5.4 pts
27Framingham, MAMA73,02117.0%+3.1 pts
28Burlington, MAMA26,27415.8%+3.6 pts
29Waltham, MAMA65,03715.7%+6.4 pts
30Boston, MAMA672,97315.3%+2.9 pts
31Melrose, MAMA29,59715.0%+3.1 pts
32North Scituate, MAMA6,49215.0%−0.1 pts
33Wakefield, MAMA27,79314.6%+5.6 pts
34Norwood, MAMA31,54214.5%+6.7 pts
35Scituate, MAMA5,79613.9%+0.8 pts
36Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96113.3%+0.6 pts
37Beverly, MAMA43,36313.2%+4.0 pts
38Marlborough, MAMA42,77213.1%+5.2 pts
39Dedham, MAMA25,23712.9%+2.9 pts
40East Harwich, MAMA5,65412.6%+4.9 pts
41Walpole, MAMA6,46112.4%+2.0 pts
42Medford, MAMA59,83411.8%+3.2 pts
43Stoneham, MAMA23,35511.7%+3.4 pts
44Maynard, MAMA10,71211.6%+1.3 pts
45Nantucket, MAMA10,01711.1%+1.8 pts
46Danvers, MAMA28,09810.8%+2.1 pts
47Hull, MAMA10,13810.6%+4.9 pts
48Woburn, MAMA43,96210.5%+3.3 pts
49Gloucester, MAMA30,62710.2%+3.3 pts
50Salem, MAMA45,38110.2%+1.8 pts
51Quincy, MAMA103,17310.1%+3.2 pts
52West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19410.0%+3.5 pts
53Malden, MAMA66,3709.9%+3.3 pts
54Foxborough, MAMA6,2519.9%+2.8 pts
55Worcester, MAMA213,8629.8%+1.5 pts
56Hudson, MAMA15,7199.6%+3.1 pts
57Greenfield, MAMA17,6919.5%+3.9 pts
58Wilmington, MAMA23,3369.1%+3.7 pts
59Kingston, MAMA5,9108.8%+1.8 pts
60Clinton, MAMA7,6588.6%+4.5 pts
61East Falmouth, MAMA6,2458.5%+2.2 pts
62Pittsfield, MAMA42,9098.1%+0.4 pts
63Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2228.0%+0.8 pts
64Westfield, MAMA40,5468.0%+1.7 pts
65Leominster, MAMA44,1947.9%+1.5 pts
66South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5527.7%+1.0 pts
67Plymouth, MAMA7,9187.6%+1.4 pts
68Peabody, MAMA55,9537.3%+0.9 pts
69Whitinsville, MAMA7,1157.3%+2.0 pts
70Haverhill, MAMA68,3617.3%+0.8 pts
71Somerset, MAMA18,2987.2%+0.5 pts
72Pinehurst, MAMA6,8457.1%+2.5 pts
73Milford, MAMA27,7317.1%+0.3 pts
74Oxford, MAMA5,6716.9%+3.3 pts
75Marshfield, MAMA5,1616.8%−3.8 pts
76Lowell, MAMA119,9716.7%+1.0 pts
77Saugus, MAMA28,7736.7%+0.7 pts
78Attleboro, MAMA47,4476.5%+0.8 pts
79Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4056.4%+4.4 pts
80Holyoke, MAMA38,0236.4%+1.0 pts
81Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1556.2%+0.7 pts
82Salisbury, MAMA5,6566.1%+0.5 pts
83Holbrook, MAMA11,3806.1%+1.0 pts
84Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.1%+1.3 pts
85Abington, MAMA17,0536.0%+1.2 pts
86Springfield, MAMA154,7025.9%+0.4 pts
87North Westport, MAMA5,2895.6%+2.8 pts
88Adams, MAMA5,4275.0%+2.1 pts
89Gardner, MAMA21,4835.0%+0.7 pts
90Lynn, MAMA104,2364.8%+0.5 pts
91Everett, MAMA53,5724.6%+1.2 pts
92Brockton, MAMA106,1344.4%+0.6 pts
93North Adams, MAMA12,3684.4%+1.0 pts
94Taunton, MAMA62,5224.4%+0.3 pts
95Chicopee, MAMA55,3104.3%+0.8 pts
96Revere, MAMA60,1414.3%+0.0 pts
97Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.2%−1.2 pts
98Webster, MAMA12,2284.2%+1.3 pts
99Lawrence, MAMA89,3204.1%+0.8 pts
100Athol, MAMA8,8014.0%−0.4 pts
101Ware, MAMA6,3693.5%+0.2 pts
102Spencer, MAMA5,6613.4%−0.7 pts
103New Bedford, MAMA101,8343.2%+0.4 pts
104Fall River, MAMA95,2983.2%+0.5 pts
105Chelsea, MAMA40,1303.0%−1.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS