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Most graduate degrees, Michigan cities · 2000

Michigan cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27440.4%+8.9 pts

02Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23339.4%+3.4 pts

03East Lansing, MIMI49,35539.2%−0.4 pts

04Okemos, MIMI26,39636.2%+4.7 pts

05East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66333.6%+8.5 pts

06Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09530.7%+6.0 pts

07Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49030.4%+4.9 pts

08Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73530.1%+3.3 pts

09Birmingham, MIMI21,92329.6%+5.9 pts

10Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44926.9%+3.8 pts

11Houghton, MIMI8,56025.5%+2.9 pts

12Northville, MIMI6,01324.9%+8.3 pts

13Troy, MIMI88,73321.8%+5.7 pts

14Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79220.3%+1.1 pts

15Haslett, MIMI18,55920.1%+3.8 pts

16Rochester, MIMI12,82420.1%+6.4 pts

17Forest Hills, MIMI28,69520.0%+4.4 pts

18Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29119.6%+4.1 pts

19Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92519.3%−0.9 pts

20Novi, MIMI67,31919.0%+8.8 pts

21Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53918.9%+4.7 pts

22Farmington, MIMI11,40918.5%+7.0 pts

23Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88017.9%+4.9 pts

24Westwood, MIMI8,86717.6%−0.5 pts

25Midland, MIMI42,80617.3%−0.4 pts

26Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41716.7%+7.0 pts

27Saline, MIMI9,00115.7%+5.7 pts

28Plymouth, MIMI9,16415.6%+4.5 pts

29Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76615.4%+1.4 pts

30Southfield, MIMI76,11115.1%+0.4 pts

31Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68314.4%+1.8 pts

32Chelsea, MIMI5,42414.2%+0.9 pts

33Royal Oak, MIMI57,58314.0%+5.3 pts

34Portage, MIMI49,86213.5%+1.3 pts

35Big Rapids, MIMI8,62313.3%−1.7 pts

36Marquette, MIMI21,94412.8%+1.6 pts

37Petoskey, MIMI5,77212.7%+4.6 pts

38Brighton, MIMI7,90411.9%+5.8 pts

39Wixom, MIMI17,31311.7%+6.3 pts

40St. Joseph, MIMI7,89311.6%−0.2 pts

41Traverse City, MIMI15,83211.6%+2.0 pts

42Byron Center, MIMI7,40311.5%–

43Berkley, MIMI15,14511.1%+5.3 pts

44Dearborn, MIMI105,61110.7%+1.9 pts

45Marshall, MIMI6,80010.5%+1.6 pts

46Waverly, MIMI23,57510.4%+0.3 pts

47Harper Woods, MIMI14,86010.3%+4.4 pts

48Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92510.1%+3.9 pts

49Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19710.0%+1.4 pts

50South Lyon, MIMI12,10710.0%+4.0 pts

51Livonia, MIMI92,6039.9%+2.0 pts

52Oak Park, MIMI29,0729.8%+2.2 pts

53Flushing, MIMI8,1759.8%−0.4 pts

54St. Clair, MIMI5,8339.3%+0.4 pts

55Kentwood, MIMI54,7769.1%+2.5 pts

56Freeland, MIMI7,5579.1%+7.2 pts

57Holland, MIMI35,3729.0%+1.0 pts

58Northview, MIMI15,2688.7%–

59Milford, MIMI6,5208.7%+5.3 pts

60Hastings, MIMI7,4908.7%+2.9 pts

61Lambertville, MIMI9,9558.6%+3.3 pts

62Mason, MIMI8,2648.6%−1.0 pts

63Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,3918.5%−1.3 pts

64Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8538.5%+1.9 pts

65Davison, MIMI5,0398.5%+3.2 pts

66Alma, MIMI9,3048.3%−0.4 pts

67Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4698.1%+3.3 pts

68Adrian, MIMI20,1918.1%+1.5 pts

69Ferndale, MIMI19,2128.0%+4.1 pts

70Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8788.0%−0.9 pts

71Grand Rapids, MIMI201,1838.0%+1.3 pts

72Trenton, MIMI17,8497.9%+0.8 pts

73Norton Shores, MIMI25,0887.9%+1.0 pts

74Fenton, MIMI11,7747.9%+1.8 pts

75Grand Haven, MIMI11,0387.7%−0.5 pts

76Holt, MIMI25,3167.5%+1.6 pts

77St. Johns, MIMI7,7807.5%+2.5 pts

78Marysville, MIMI9,8687.4%+3.0 pts

79Lansing, MIMI113,8847.4%+1.1 pts

80Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9317.2%+1.5 pts

81Rockford, MIMI6,3137.2%−0.1 pts

82Milan, MIMI5,9737.1%−0.0 pts

83Grandville, MIMI17,0187.1%−0.0 pts

84Temperance, MIMI8,9146.8%+0.3 pts

85Ludington, MIMI7,6346.8%+2.2 pts

86New Baltimore, MIMI12,1236.8%+2.1 pts

87Charlotte, MIMI9,3056.7%−0.3 pts

88Zeeland, MIMI5,6376.7%+1.1 pts

89Gladstone, MIMI5,1896.7%+2.2 pts

90Albion, MIMI7,4746.6%−0.6 pts

91Shields, MIMI7,4026.6%+0.0 pts

92Riverview, MIMI11,9476.6%+0.5 pts

93Howell, MIMI9,8966.5%+1.0 pts

94Monroe, MIMI20,0766.5%+0.6 pts

95Hillsdale, MIMI8,0026.5%−0.3 pts

96Walled Lake, MIMI7,3206.4%+1.6 pts

97Richmond, MIMI5,9276.4%+2.1 pts

98Woodhaven, MIMI12,5036.2%+1.9 pts

99Clawson, MIMI11,3126.1%+3.0 pts

100Niles, MIMI11,6656.0%−0.3 pts

101Jenison, MIMI17,5825.9%+0.0 pts

102Escanaba, MIMI12,2575.9%+2.2 pts

103Allegan, MIMI5,1275.9%+0.0 pts

104Walker, MIMI25,8815.8%+2.3 pts

105Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0835.8%+0.9 pts

106Cadillac, MIMI10,4385.8%+1.8 pts

107Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,2185.8%+0.6 pts

108Alpena, MIMI10,0885.8%+0.6 pts

109Battle Creek, MIMI52,0215.7%+0.5 pts

110Allen Park, MIMI27,4455.7%−0.2 pts

111St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8725.7%+1.0 pts

112Swartz Creek, MIMI5,8275.7%+1.8 pts

113Tecumseh, MIMI8,6085.7%−0.5 pts

114Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6645.6%+0.8 pts

115Madison Heights, MIMI28,2975.5%+2.5 pts

116Dundee, MIMI6,0085.4%+0.8 pts

117Sturgis, MIMI10,9005.3%+1.2 pts

118Comstock Park, MIMI10,5775.3%+1.7 pts

119Utica, MIMI5,1145.3%+0.3 pts

120Fair Plain, MIMI7,3305.2%−0.8 pts

121Fraser, MIMI14,4965.2%+1.7 pts

122Owosso, MIMI14,4375.0%+1.1 pts

123Hudsonville, MIMI7,9644.8%+0.0 pts

124Greenville, MIMI9,2564.8%−0.4 pts

125Inkster, MIMI24,9594.7%+2.2 pts

126Westland, MIMI82,3334.7%+1.9 pts

127Kingsford, MIMI5,0964.7%+0.4 pts

128Menominee, MIMI8,1754.7%+1.4 pts

129Cutlerville, MIMI18,7804.6%+1.9 pts

130South Monroe, MIMI6,9604.5%−0.0 pts

131Eastwood, MIMI6,6694.5%−0.6 pts

132Hamtramck, MIMI27,2614.5%+1.0 pts

133Mount Clemens, MIMI15,4194.5%−0.8 pts

134Allendale, MIMI26,6794.4%−0.9 pts

135Port Huron, MIMI28,2734.3%+0.2 pts

136Ishpeming, MIMI6,2054.2%+0.1 pts

137Manistee, MIMI6,1574.2%+1.1 pts

138Detroit, MIMI649,0954.2%+0.4 pts

139Flint, MIMI79,3064.1%−0.1 pts

140Bay City, MIMI31,8684.0%+0.9 pts

141Wyoming, MIMI78,5884.0%+1.0 pts

142Coldwater, MIMI14,2164.0%−1.0 pts

143Flat Rock, MIMI10,2184.0%+1.4 pts

144Wayne, MIMI17,0653.9%+0.6 pts

145St. Louis, MIMI7,4063.9%+1.0 pts

146Wyandotte, MIMI24,0723.9%+1.2 pts

147Jackson, MIMI31,0223.8%+0.3 pts

148Holly, MIMI5,9063.8%+1.8 pts

149Warren, MIMI137,1383.8%+0.7 pts

150Ionia, MIMI12,2083.7%+0.1 pts

151Southgate, MIMI28,9313.6%+1.1 pts

152Eastpointe, MIMI33,8143.4%–

153Houghton Lake, MIMI5,7693.3%+1.2 pts

154Saginaw, MIMI42,8633.3%+0.0 pts

155Bridgeport, MIMI6,8843.2%+0.2 pts

156Burton, MIMI29,3133.1%+1.2 pts

157Dowagiac, MIMI5,7253.1%−0.5 pts

158Pontiac, MIMI62,0773.1%+0.9 pts

159Lapeer, MIMI9,2012.9%−0.2 pts

160Muskegon, MIMI37,2242.7%+0.2 pts

161Belding, MIMI6,0002.6%−1.6 pts

162Buena Vista, MIMI5,7982.5%+0.8 pts

163Three Rivers, MIMI7,9102.4%−1.6 pts

164Highland Park, MIMI8,2482.4%−0.6 pts

165Hazel Park, MIMI14,9372.4%+1.0 pts

166Springfield, MIMI5,2462.3%−0.1 pts

167River Rouge, MIMI6,8142.3%+0.2 pts

168Taylor, MIMI61,2792.2%+0.1 pts

169Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8032.2%+1.1 pts

170Garden City, MIMI26,2802.1%+0.1 pts

171Romulus, MIMI24,5471.9%−0.1 pts

172Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5291.9%−0.2 pts

173Roseville, MIMI46,8631.8%−0.4 pts

174Ecorse, MIMI8,8931.4%+0.1 pts

175Center Line, MIMI8,5031.3%−0.8 pts

176Melvindale, MIMI12,3251.2%−0.3 pts

177New Haven, MIMI6,7491.0%+0.3 pts

178Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7701.0%+0.1 pts

179Beecher, MIMI8,4120.9%−0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS