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Most graduate degrees, Massachusetts cities · 2010

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 114 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Lexington, MAMA34,29550.3%+19%

02Brookline, MAMA63,26648.7%+8%

03Wellesley, MAMA30,34745.6%+11%

04Newton, MAMA90,74145.2%+16%

05Cambridge, MAMA122,58842.9%+11%

06Belmont, MAMA27,17541.0%+12%

07Winchester, MAMA23,40640.2%+23%

08Williamstown, MAMA5,07039.6%+10%

09Needham, MAMA32,45939.1%+17%

10Sharon, MAMA6,23236.2%+20%

11Cochituate, MAMA6,47134.9%+8%

12The Pinehills, MAMA5,28234.8%–

13Arlington, MAMA46,35034.5%+22%

14Hingham, MAMA5,13031.9%+22%

15Longmeadow, MAMA15,69631.6%+5%

16Marblehead, MAMA20,41330.5%+19%

17Medfield, MAMA6,84930.1%+12%

18Northampton, MAMA31,04729.3%+17%

19Andover, MAMA9,45127.5%−0%

20Milton, MAMA28,58725.9%+18%

21Somerville, MAMA84,21124.8%+40%

22West Concord, MAMA5,87624.3%−5%

23Swampscott, MAMA15,27724.1%+14%

24Reading, MAMA25,61223.7%+21%

25Northborough, MAMA6,39221.8%+15%

26Lynnfield, MAMA13,06421.5%+1%

27Burlington, MAMA26,27420.9%+32%

28Newburyport, MAMA19,14820.5%+20%

29Melrose, MAMA29,59720.1%+34%

30Scituate, MAMA5,79619.8%+42%

31Maynard, MAMA10,71219.3%+67%

32Boston, MAMA672,97319.1%+25%

33Waltham, MAMA65,03718.8%+20%

34North Scituate, MAMA6,49218.6%+24%

35Framingham, MAMA73,02118.2%+7%

36Walpole, MAMA6,46118.1%+46%

37Dedham, MAMA25,23717.0%+32%

38Wakefield, MAMA27,79317.0%+17%

39Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96116.6%+25%

40Medford, MAMA59,83416.6%+41%

41Beverly, MAMA43,36316.5%+25%

42Franklin, MAMA33,95516.4%–

43East Harwich, MAMA5,65415.5%+23%

44Norwood, MAMA31,54215.0%+3%

45Salem, MAMA45,38114.7%+43%

46Danvers, MAMA28,09814.6%+36%

47Marlborough, MAMA42,77214.6%+12%

48Quincy, MAMA103,17314.5%+44%

49Stoneham, MAMA23,35514.4%+23%

50Barnstable, MAMA50,10114.2%–

51Wilmington, MAMA23,33613.6%+48%

52Gloucester, MAMA30,62713.5%+32%

53East Falmouth, MAMA6,24513.5%+59%

54Woburn, MAMA43,96213.0%+24%

55West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19413.0%+30%

56Bellingham, MAMA5,32512.4%+192%

57Malden, MAMA66,37012.1%+22%

58Nantucket, MAMA10,01712.0%+8%

59Braintree, MAMA38,95711.8%–

60Kingston, MAMA5,91011.8%+35%

61Salisbury, MAMA5,65611.7%+91%

62Hull, MAMA10,13811.6%+9%

63Plymouth, MAMA7,91811.5%+52%

64Worcester, MAMA213,86211.5%+18%

65Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22211.4%+41%

66Foxborough, MAMA6,25111.2%+13%

67Hudson, MAMA15,71910.7%+11%

68Peabody, MAMA55,95310.7%+46%

69Winthrop, MAMA18,64710.4%–

70Pittsfield, MAMA42,90910.4%+29%

71Clinton, MAMA7,65810.2%+18%

72Marshfield, MAMA5,1619.9%+46%

73Agawam, MAMA28,7839.7%–

74Milford, MAMA27,7319.7%+37%

75Somerset, MAMA18,2989.5%+32%

76Weymouth, MAMA59,7599.5%–

77West Springfield, MAMA28,8299.2%–

78Haverhill, MAMA68,3619.0%+24%

79Whitinsville, MAMA7,1158.8%+20%

80North Westport, MAMA5,2898.7%+55%

81Westfield, MAMA40,5468.6%+8%

82South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5528.4%+10%

83Lowell, MAMA119,9717.8%+17%

84Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4057.7%+21%

85Attleboro, MAMA47,4477.4%+15%

86Saugus, MAMA28,7737.4%+11%

87Leominster, MAMA44,1947.2%−10%

88Palmer, MAMA12,3677.0%–

89Abington, MAMA17,0536.9%+14%

90Lynn, MAMA104,2366.8%+42%

91Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.7%+11%

92Holyoke, MAMA38,0236.6%+3%

93Taunton, MAMA62,5226.5%+50%

94Pinehurst, MAMA6,8456.4%−10%

95Springfield, MAMA154,7026.3%+6%

96Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1556.3%+1%

97Oxford, MAMA5,6716.0%−14%

98North Adams, MAMA12,3685.9%+35%

99Gardner, MAMA21,4835.7%+14%

100Spencer, MAMA5,6615.6%+67%

101Holbrook, MAMA11,3805.6%−8%

102Adams, MAMA5,4275.6%+11%

103Chelsea, MAMA40,1305.5%+82%

104Everett, MAMA53,5725.1%+12%

105Revere, MAMA60,1415.1%+19%

106Brockton, MAMA106,1345.1%+15%

107Southbridge, MAMA18,1055.0%–

108Chicopee, MAMA55,3104.6%+6%

109Fall River, MAMA95,2984.5%+39%

110Lawrence, MAMA89,3204.4%+7%

111New Bedford, MAMA101,8344.3%+34%

112Ware, MAMA6,3694.2%+18%

113Athol, MAMA8,8013.2%−20%

114Webster, MAMA12,2283.2%−23%

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