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Most graduate degrees, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Lexington, MAMA34,29559.2%+40%

02Brookline, MAMA63,26654.6%+21%

03Williamstown, MAMA5,07054.5%+51%

04Wellesley, MAMA30,34750.9%+24%

05Belmont, MAMA27,17550.0%+36%

06Cambridge, MAMA122,58849.6%+29%

07Newton, MAMA90,74149.3%+27%

08Needham, MAMA32,45947.1%+40%

09Amherst, MAMA40,92046.4%–

10Winchester, MAMA23,40645.1%+38%

11Sharon, MAMA6,23243.0%+42%

12Arlington, MAMA46,35042.1%+49%

13Cochituate, MAMA6,47142.1%+30%

14Andover, MAMA9,45140.7%+47%

15West Concord, MAMA5,87637.9%+47%

16Hingham, MAMA5,13037.0%+41%

17Medfield, MAMA6,84934.0%+27%

18Northampton, MAMA31,04733.0%+32%

19Milton, MAMA28,58732.1%+46%

20Marblehead, MAMA20,41331.4%+22%

21Somerville, MAMA84,21131.4%+77%

22North Scituate, MAMA6,49230.8%+105%

23Reading, MAMA25,61229.9%+52%

24Melrose, MAMA29,59729.7%+98%

25The Pinehills, MAMA5,28229.4%–

26Longmeadow, MAMA15,69629.2%−3%

27Swampscott, MAMA15,27729.2%+38%

28Northborough, MAMA6,39229.1%+54%

29Maynard, MAMA10,71228.9%+150%

30Newburyport, MAMA19,14826.7%+56%

31Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22226.7%+232%

32Lynnfield, MAMA13,06426.4%+24%

33Medford, MAMA59,83426.2%+123%

34Dedham, MAMA25,23725.3%+96%

35Waltham, MAMA65,03724.3%+55%

36Franklin, MAMA33,95524.2%–

37Burlington, MAMA26,27423.6%+49%

38Boston, MAMA672,97323.5%+54%

39Wakefield, MAMA27,79322.1%+52%

40Framingham, MAMA73,02121.6%+27%

41Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96121.5%+61%

42Scituate, MAMA5,79621.5%+54%

43Hull, MAMA10,13821.2%+101%

44Stoneham, MAMA23,35520.1%+72%

45Foxborough, MAMA6,25119.9%+101%

46Quincy, MAMA103,17319.3%+92%

47Woburn, MAMA43,96219.3%+83%

48Wilmington, MAMA23,33619.2%+110%

49Barnstable, MAMA50,10118.7%–

50Beverly, MAMA43,36318.5%+40%

51Hudson, MAMA15,71918.4%+91%

52Norwood, MAMA31,54218.4%+27%

53Walpole, MAMA6,46117.8%+43%

54Salem, MAMA45,38117.6%+72%

55West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19417.5%+75%

56Marlborough, MAMA42,77217.3%+33%

57East Harwich, MAMA5,65417.2%+37%

58Braintree, MAMA38,95716.9%–

59Nantucket, MAMA10,01716.8%+52%

60Malden, MAMA66,37016.6%+67%

61East Falmouth, MAMA6,24516.1%+91%

62Gloucester, MAMA30,62716.1%+57%

63Danvers, MAMA28,09815.9%+48%

64Bellingham, MAMA5,32515.2%+259%

65Salisbury, MAMA5,65615.1%+148%

66North Attleborough, MAMA31,50615.0%–

67Bridgewater, MAMA29,30914.4%–

68Agawam, MAMA28,78314.4%–

69Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40514.1%+122%

70Weymouth, MAMA59,75914.1%–

71Kingston, MAMA5,91014.1%+61%

72West Springfield, MAMA28,82913.9%–

73Greenfield, MAMA17,69113.6%+43%

74Marshfield, MAMA5,16113.2%+94%

75Winthrop, MAMA18,64713.0%–

76Worcester, MAMA213,86212.4%+27%

77Pittsfield, MAMA42,90911.8%+46%

78Peabody, MAMA55,95311.7%+60%

79Westfield, MAMA40,54611.7%+46%

80South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55211.6%+52%

81Milford, MAMA27,73111.5%+63%

82Plymouth, MAMA7,91811.2%+48%

83Abington, MAMA17,05311.1%+84%

84Lowell, MAMA119,97110.9%+64%

85Pinehurst, MAMA6,84510.5%+47%

86Oxford, MAMA5,67110.4%+51%

87North Adams, MAMA12,36810.1%+130%

88Attleboro, MAMA47,44710.1%+55%

89Leominster, MAMA44,19410.0%+26%

90Saugus, MAMA28,77310.0%+50%

91Haverhill, MAMA68,3619.9%+36%

92Holbrook, MAMA11,3809.4%+55%

93Somerset, MAMA18,2988.9%+23%

94Randolph, MAMA34,9488.9%–

95Clinton, MAMA7,6588.7%+1%

96Everett, MAMA53,5728.6%+86%

97Whitinsville, MAMA7,1158.3%+14%

98Holyoke, MAMA38,0238.0%+25%

99Revere, MAMA60,1417.9%+83%

100Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1557.8%+25%

101North Westport, MAMA5,2897.4%+32%

102Fitchburg, MAMA42,1367.4%+22%

103Springfield, MAMA154,7027.3%+23%

104Chelsea, MAMA40,1307.0%+134%

105Chicopee, MAMA55,3107.0%+63%

106Adams, MAMA5,4276.8%+36%

107Palmer, MAMA12,3676.8%–

108Taunton, MAMA62,5226.5%+49%

109Gardner, MAMA21,4836.2%+26%

110Lynn, MAMA104,2366.0%+25%

111Webster, MAMA12,2285.9%+43%

112Brockton, MAMA106,1345.3%+19%

113Southbridge, MAMA18,1055.3%–

114Fall River, MAMA95,2985.1%+61%

115New Bedford, MAMA101,8345.1%+58%

116Athol, MAMA8,8015.1%+26%

117Ware, MAMA6,3694.3%+22%

118Lawrence, MAMA89,3204.0%−3%

119Spencer, MAMA5,6611.5%−57%

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