RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Most graduate degrees, Michigan cities · 2010

Michigan cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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 2000

01Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23342.0%+2.6 pts

02Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27440.3%−0.1 pts

03Birmingham, MIMI21,92338.8%+9.3 pts

04Okemos, MIMI26,39638.2%+2.0 pts

05East Lansing, MIMI49,35535.4%−3.7 pts

06Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09534.5%+3.8 pts

07Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49032.9%+2.5 pts

08Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73532.0%+1.9 pts

09Houghton, MIMI8,56030.6%+5.2 pts

10East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66330.4%−3.2 pts

11Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44927.3%+0.4 pts

12Haslett, MIMI18,55926.6%+6.5 pts

13Troy, MIMI88,73326.6%+4.8 pts

14Forest Hills, MIMI28,69525.7%+5.7 pts

15Northville, MIMI6,01325.2%+0.3 pts

16Farmington, MIMI11,40924.7%+6.2 pts

17Rochester, MIMI12,82424.6%+4.5 pts

18Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79223.9%+3.6 pts

19Novi, MIMI67,31923.5%+4.5 pts

20Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29122.7%+3.1 pts

21Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53922.1%+3.1 pts

22Chelsea, MIMI5,42422.0%+7.7 pts

23Plymouth, MIMI9,16421.3%+5.7 pts

24Saline, MIMI9,00119.6%+3.8 pts

25Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92519.0%−0.3 pts

26Royal Oak, MIMI57,58318.9%+4.9 pts

27Midland, MIMI42,80617.6%+0.3 pts

28Westwood, MIMI8,86716.7%−0.9 pts

29St. Joseph, MIMI7,89316.1%+4.5 pts

30Berkley, MIMI15,14516.0%+4.9 pts

31Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76615.9%+0.5 pts

32Southfield, MIMI76,11115.7%+0.7 pts

33Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92515.4%+5.2 pts

34Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88015.2%−2.7 pts

35Marshall, MIMI6,80014.4%+3.9 pts

36Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68314.4%−0.0 pts

37Lambertville, MIMI9,95514.1%+5.5 pts

38Marquette, MIMI21,94413.8%+1.0 pts

39Portage, MIMI49,86213.5%+0.1 pts

40St. Clair, MIMI5,83313.5%+4.2 pts

41Ferndale, MIMI19,21213.2%+5.1 pts

42Waverly, MIMI23,57513.1%+2.7 pts

43Dearborn, MIMI105,61112.8%+2.0 pts

44Petoskey, MIMI5,77212.4%−0.3 pts

45South Lyon, MIMI12,10712.3%+2.3 pts

46Wixom, MIMI17,31312.2%+0.6 pts

47Milford, MIMI6,52012.1%+3.4 pts

48Traverse City, MIMI15,83211.9%+0.3 pts

49Brighton, MIMI7,90411.9%−0.0 pts

50Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39111.8%+3.3 pts

51Holland, MIMI35,37211.6%+2.7 pts

52Rockford, MIMI6,31311.6%+4.4 pts

53Grand Haven, MIMI11,03811.4%+3.8 pts

54Livonia, MIMI92,60311.1%+1.2 pts

55Grandville, MIMI17,01811.1%+4.0 pts

56Flushing, MIMI8,17511.0%+1.2 pts

57New Baltimore, MIMI12,12311.0%+4.2 pts

58Oak Park, MIMI29,07210.8%+1.0 pts

59Norton Shores, MIMI25,08810.7%+2.8 pts

60Walled Lake, MIMI7,32010.7%+4.3 pts

61Riverview, MIMI11,94710.5%+4.0 pts

62Holt, MIMI25,31610.4%+2.9 pts

63Albion, MIMI7,47410.2%+3.5 pts

64Kentwood, MIMI54,7769.9%+0.8 pts

65Clawson, MIMI11,3129.9%+3.8 pts

66Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8539.8%+1.3 pts

67St. Johns, MIMI7,7809.8%+2.3 pts

68Marysville, MIMI9,8689.6%+2.1 pts

69Fenton, MIMI11,7749.5%+1.6 pts

70Milan, MIMI5,9739.1%+2.0 pts

71Grand Rapids, MIMI201,1839.1%+1.1 pts

72Northview, MIMI15,2689.1%+0.3 pts

73Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9319.1%+1.8 pts

74Mason, MIMI8,2649.0%+0.5 pts

75Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4178.9%−7.8 pts

76Tecumseh, MIMI8,6088.9%+3.2 pts

77Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0838.8%+2.9 pts

78Alma, MIMI9,3048.8%+0.4 pts

79Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8788.7%+0.6 pts

80Byron Center, MIMI7,4038.7%−2.9 pts

81Temperance, MIMI8,9148.7%+1.8 pts

82Adrian, MIMI20,1918.4%+0.4 pts

83Gladstone, MIMI5,1898.4%+1.8 pts

84Big Rapids, MIMI8,6238.4%−4.9 pts

85Trenton, MIMI17,8498.3%+0.4 pts

86Hillsdale, MIMI8,0028.3%+1.8 pts

87Harper Woods, MIMI14,8608.2%−2.1 pts

88Jenison, MIMI17,5828.2%+2.3 pts

89Lansing, MIMI113,8848.1%+0.7 pts

90Frankenmuth, MIMI5,1978.1%−1.9 pts

91Hastings, MIMI7,4908.0%−0.7 pts

92Davison, MIMI5,0397.8%−0.7 pts

93Allen Park, MIMI27,4457.6%+1.9 pts

94Allendale, MIMI26,6797.5%+3.1 pts

95Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4697.3%−0.8 pts

96Monroe, MIMI20,0767.3%+0.8 pts

97St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8727.1%+1.4 pts

98Alpena, MIMI10,0887.1%+1.3 pts

99Walker, MIMI25,8817.0%+1.1 pts

100Fair Plain, MIMI7,3306.9%+1.6 pts

101Manistee, MIMI6,1576.9%+2.7 pts

102Utica, MIMI5,1146.6%+1.4 pts

103Woodhaven, MIMI12,5036.5%+0.3 pts

104Eastwood, MIMI6,6696.5%+2.0 pts

105Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,2186.5%+0.7 pts

106Coldwater, MIMI14,2166.5%+2.5 pts

107Madison Heights, MIMI28,2976.4%+0.9 pts

108Battle Creek, MIMI52,0216.3%+0.6 pts

109Comstock Park, MIMI10,5776.3%+1.0 pts

110Freeland, MIMI7,5576.3%−2.8 pts

111Swartz Creek, MIMI5,8276.2%+0.5 pts

112Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6646.1%+0.5 pts

113Shields, MIMI7,4026.1%−0.5 pts

114Escanaba, MIMI12,2576.0%+0.1 pts

115Fraser, MIMI14,4966.0%+0.8 pts

116Mount Clemens, MIMI15,4195.8%+1.4 pts

117Lapeer, MIMI9,2015.8%+3.0 pts

118Southgate, MIMI28,9315.7%+2.1 pts

119Bridgeport, MIMI6,8845.6%+2.3 pts

120Charlotte, MIMI9,3055.4%−1.3 pts

121Wyoming, MIMI78,5885.3%+1.3 pts

122Warren, MIMI137,1385.1%+1.3 pts

123Richmond, MIMI5,9275.0%−1.3 pts

124Howell, MIMI9,8965.0%−1.5 pts

125Romulus, MIMI24,5475.0%+3.1 pts

126Cutlerville, MIMI18,7804.9%+0.4 pts

127Zeeland, MIMI5,6374.9%−1.8 pts

128Bay City, MIMI31,8684.8%+0.8 pts

129Westland, MIMI82,3334.8%+0.1 pts

130Niles, MIMI11,6654.8%−1.2 pts

131Flat Rock, MIMI10,2184.8%+0.8 pts

132South Monroe, MIMI6,9604.7%+0.2 pts

133Wyandotte, MIMI24,0724.7%+0.8 pts

134Detroit, MIMI649,0954.6%+0.5 pts

135Cadillac, MIMI10,4384.6%−1.2 pts

136Ludington, MIMI7,6344.6%−2.2 pts

137Port Huron, MIMI28,2734.6%+0.3 pts

138Allegan, MIMI5,1274.4%−1.5 pts

139Eastpointe, MIMI33,8144.4%+1.0 pts

140Owosso, MIMI14,4374.4%−0.7 pts

141Burton, MIMI29,3134.3%+1.2 pts

142Jackson, MIMI31,0224.3%+0.5 pts

143Hudsonville, MIMI7,9644.2%−0.6 pts

144Wayne, MIMI17,0654.2%+0.3 pts

145Ishpeming, MIMI6,2054.1%−0.1 pts

146Center Line, MIMI8,5034.1%+2.8 pts

147Holly, MIMI5,9064.1%+0.3 pts

148Dundee, MIMI6,0084.1%−1.3 pts

149Belding, MIMI6,0004.0%+1.4 pts

150Garden City, MIMI26,2803.8%+1.7 pts

151Flint, MIMI79,3063.7%−0.4 pts

152Menominee, MIMI8,1753.6%−1.1 pts

153Springfield, MIMI5,2463.6%+1.2 pts

154St. Louis, MIMI7,4063.5%−0.4 pts

155Melvindale, MIMI12,3253.5%+2.3 pts

156Sturgis, MIMI10,9003.5%−1.8 pts

157Greenville, MIMI9,2563.5%−1.3 pts

158Pontiac, MIMI62,0773.4%+0.3 pts

159Inkster, MIMI24,9593.2%−1.5 pts

160Muskegon, MIMI37,2243.2%+0.5 pts

161Saginaw, MIMI42,8633.2%−0.1 pts

162Highland Park, MIMI8,2483.2%+0.8 pts

163Kingsford, MIMI5,0963.2%−1.6 pts

164Roseville, MIMI46,8633.0%+1.2 pts

165Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8033.0%+0.8 pts

166Buena Vista, MIMI5,7983.0%+0.5 pts

167Dowagiac, MIMI5,7253.0%−0.1 pts

168Hamtramck, MIMI27,2612.8%−1.7 pts

169Ecorse, MIMI8,8932.7%+1.3 pts

170Houghton Lake, MIMI5,7692.7%−0.6 pts

171Ionia, MIMI12,2082.6%−1.1 pts

172Three Rivers, MIMI7,9102.5%+0.1 pts

173Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5292.4%+0.5 pts

174Hazel Park, MIMI14,9372.3%−0.1 pts

175Taylor, MIMI61,2792.3%+0.1 pts

176Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7701.8%+0.7 pts

177New Haven, MIMI6,7491.4%+0.4 pts

178Beecher, MIMI8,4121.3%+0.4 pts

179River Rouge, MIMI6,8140.9%−1.4 pts

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