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Most graduate degrees, Michigan cities · 2020

Michigan cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, MIMI122,23347.2%+7.8 pts

02Okemos, MIMI26,39645.4%+9.2 pts

03Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27443.0%+2.5 pts

04East Lansing, MIMI49,35540.7%+1.5 pts

05East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66338.8%+5.1 pts

06Birmingham, MIMI21,92338.5%+9.0 pts

07Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49037.5%+7.1 pts

08Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73537.5%+7.4 pts

09Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44935.0%+8.1 pts

10Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09534.0%+3.3 pts

11Northville, MIMI6,01331.7%+6.8 pts

12Rochester, MIMI12,82431.7%+11.6 pts

13Houghton, MIMI8,56030.6%+5.1 pts

14Saline, MIMI9,00130.5%+14.7 pts

15Haslett, MIMI18,55930.2%+10.0 pts

16Forest Hills, MIMI28,69530.1%+10.1 pts

17Troy, MIMI88,73329.4%+7.5 pts

18Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79228.5%+8.2 pts

19Novi, MIMI67,31927.5%+8.4 pts

20Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53927.1%+8.1 pts

21Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29125.7%+6.1 pts

22Plymouth, MIMI9,16425.3%+9.7 pts

23St. Joseph, MIMI7,89324.4%+12.8 pts

24Petoskey, MIMI5,77223.2%+10.5 pts

25Royal Oak, MIMI57,58322.8%+8.8 pts

26Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92522.4%+3.1 pts

27Berkley, MIMI15,14522.3%+11.3 pts

28Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76622.3%+6.9 pts

29Farmington, MIMI11,40921.9%+3.4 pts

30Marshall, MIMI6,80020.6%+10.1 pts

31Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92520.6%+10.4 pts

32Westwood, MIMI8,86719.7%+2.1 pts

33Rockford, MIMI6,31319.4%+12.1 pts

34Chelsea, MIMI5,42419.1%+4.9 pts

35Portage, MIMI49,86218.9%+5.5 pts

36Traverse City, MIMI15,83218.9%+7.3 pts

37Ferndale, MIMI19,21218.8%+10.8 pts

38Midland, MIMI42,80618.8%+1.5 pts

39Southfield, MIMI76,11118.3%+3.3 pts

40Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88017.9%+0.0 pts

41South Lyon, MIMI12,10717.8%+7.8 pts

42Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19716.7%+6.7 pts

43Milford, MIMI6,52016.6%+7.9 pts

44Holt, MIMI25,31616.5%+9.0 pts

45Wixom, MIMI17,31316.1%+4.4 pts

46Marquette, MIMI21,94415.0%+2.1 pts

47Brighton, MIMI7,90414.9%+3.0 pts

48Waverly, MIMI23,57514.7%+4.3 pts

49Holland, MIMI35,37214.7%+5.7 pts

50Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39114.4%+5.9 pts

51Lambertville, MIMI9,95514.2%+5.6 pts

52Hillsdale, MIMI8,00214.2%+7.7 pts

53Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68314.0%−0.4 pts

54Clawson, MIMI11,31213.9%+7.8 pts

55Dearborn, MIMI105,61113.4%+2.6 pts

56Grand Haven, MIMI11,03813.1%+5.4 pts

57Livonia, MIMI92,60312.5%+2.6 pts

58Fenton, MIMI11,77412.5%+4.6 pts

59Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18312.5%+4.5 pts

60Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41712.5%−4.3 pts

61Hudsonville, MIMI7,96412.3%+7.5 pts

62Byron Center, MIMI7,40312.2%+0.6 pts

63Big Rapids, MIMI8,62312.0%−1.4 pts

64Mason, MIMI8,26411.9%+3.4 pts

65Grandville, MIMI17,01811.7%+4.7 pts

66Freeland, MIMI7,55711.3%+2.3 pts

67Zeeland, MIMI5,63711.1%+4.5 pts

68Flushing, MIMI8,17511.1%+1.3 pts

69Oak Park, MIMI29,07211.1%+1.2 pts

70Holly, MIMI5,90610.8%+7.0 pts

71Allen Park, MIMI27,44510.8%+5.1 pts

72Walled Lake, MIMI7,32010.6%+4.2 pts

73Allendale, MIMI26,67910.6%+6.1 pts

74Northview, MIMI15,26810.5%+1.8 pts

75Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85310.5%+2.0 pts

76Walker, MIMI25,88110.3%+4.4 pts

77Kentwood, MIMI54,77610.2%+1.1 pts

78Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76910.1%+6.8 pts

79Lansing, MIMI113,88410.0%+2.7 pts

80Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9319.9%+2.7 pts

81Harper Woods, MIMI14,8609.9%−0.4 pts

82Utica, MIMI5,1149.7%+4.5 pts

83Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,2189.5%+3.7 pts

84Milan, MIMI5,9739.5%+2.3 pts

85Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4699.4%+1.3 pts

86Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6649.4%+3.8 pts

87Davison, MIMI5,0399.3%+0.9 pts

88Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8789.1%+1.1 pts

89Trenton, MIMI17,8499.0%+1.1 pts

90Madison Heights, MIMI28,2979.0%+3.5 pts

91Ishpeming, MIMI6,2058.8%+4.7 pts

92Norton Shores, MIMI25,0888.8%+0.9 pts

93Woodhaven, MIMI12,5038.7%+2.5 pts

94St. Clair, MIMI5,8338.7%−0.6 pts

95Tecumseh, MIMI8,6088.6%+2.9 pts

96Alma, MIMI9,3048.5%+0.1 pts

97Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0838.4%+2.6 pts

98St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8728.3%+2.6 pts

99Ludington, MIMI7,6348.3%+1.5 pts

100New Baltimore, MIMI12,1238.3%+1.5 pts

101Howell, MIMI9,8968.2%+1.7 pts

102Shields, MIMI7,4028.2%+1.6 pts

103Albion, MIMI7,4748.2%+1.5 pts

104Temperance, MIMI8,9148.1%+1.3 pts

105Adrian, MIMI20,1918.0%−0.1 pts

106Hastings, MIMI7,4907.7%−1.0 pts

107Battle Creek, MIMI52,0217.6%+1.8 pts

108Marysville, MIMI9,8687.5%+0.1 pts

109St. Johns, MIMI7,7807.5%+0.0 pts

110Westland, MIMI82,3337.5%+2.7 pts

111Dundee, MIMI6,0087.3%+2.0 pts

112Manistee, MIMI6,1577.3%+3.1 pts

113Fair Plain, MIMI7,3307.3%+2.0 pts

114Monroe, MIMI20,0767.2%+0.7 pts

115Eastwood, MIMI6,6696.8%+2.3 pts

116Menominee, MIMI8,1756.8%+2.1 pts

117Wyoming, MIMI78,5886.8%+2.8 pts

118Southgate, MIMI28,9316.7%+3.1 pts

119New Haven, MIMI6,7496.7%+5.7 pts

120Fraser, MIMI14,4966.7%+1.5 pts

121Wyandotte, MIMI24,0726.6%+2.7 pts

122Alpena, MIMI10,0886.5%+0.7 pts

123Detroit, MIMI649,0956.5%+2.3 pts

124Center Line, MIMI8,5036.5%+5.2 pts

125Highland Park, MIMI8,2486.5%+4.1 pts

126Cadillac, MIMI10,4386.4%+0.6 pts

127Kingsford, MIMI5,0966.4%+1.7 pts

128Riverview, MIMI11,9476.2%−0.4 pts

129South Monroe, MIMI6,9606.1%+1.6 pts

130Warren, MIMI137,1386.1%+2.3 pts

131Melvindale, MIMI12,3256.1%+4.9 pts

132Cutlerville, MIMI18,7806.0%+1.4 pts

133Eastpointe, MIMI33,8145.9%+2.5 pts

134Escanaba, MIMI12,2575.7%−0.2 pts

135Flat Rock, MIMI10,2185.6%+1.6 pts

136Port Huron, MIMI28,2735.5%+1.2 pts

137Swartz Creek, MIMI5,8275.4%−0.3 pts

138Three Rivers, MIMI7,9105.3%+2.9 pts

139Comstock Park, MIMI10,5775.3%+0.0 pts

140Charlotte, MIMI9,3055.3%−1.4 pts

141Jenison, MIMI17,5825.3%−0.7 pts

142Romulus, MIMI24,5475.2%+3.3 pts

143Richmond, MIMI5,9275.0%−1.3 pts

144Bay City, MIMI31,8684.9%+0.9 pts

145Jackson, MIMI31,0224.9%+1.0 pts

146Hamtramck, MIMI27,2614.8%+0.3 pts

147Allegan, MIMI5,1274.7%−1.1 pts

148Gladstone, MIMI5,1894.7%−2.0 pts

149Greenville, MIMI9,2564.6%−0.2 pts

150Burton, MIMI29,3134.5%+1.3 pts

151Niles, MIMI11,6654.5%−1.6 pts

152Mount Clemens, MIMI15,4194.5%+0.0 pts

153Lapeer, MIMI9,2014.4%+1.5 pts

154Belding, MIMI6,0004.2%+1.6 pts

155Wayne, MIMI17,0654.2%+0.3 pts

156Flint, MIMI79,3064.2%+0.1 pts

157Garden City, MIMI26,2804.1%+2.0 pts

158Pontiac, MIMI62,0774.1%+1.0 pts

159Ecorse, MIMI8,8934.0%+2.6 pts

160Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7704.0%+3.0 pts

161Saginaw, MIMI42,8633.9%+0.6 pts

162Sturgis, MIMI10,9003.9%−1.4 pts

163Roseville, MIMI46,8633.8%+2.0 pts

164Muskegon, MIMI37,2243.6%+0.9 pts

165Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5293.6%+1.7 pts

166Springfield, MIMI5,2463.5%+1.2 pts

167Owosso, MIMI14,4373.4%−1.7 pts

168St. Louis, MIMI7,4063.1%−0.8 pts

169Taylor, MIMI61,2793.1%+0.9 pts

170Hazel Park, MIMI14,9373.0%+0.6 pts

171Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8033.0%+0.8 pts

172Inkster, MIMI24,9593.0%−1.8 pts

173Coldwater, MIMI14,2162.9%−1.1 pts

174Bridgeport, MIMI6,8842.8%−0.5 pts

175Ionia, MIMI12,2082.7%−1.0 pts

176Beecher, MIMI8,4122.4%+1.4 pts

177Buena Vista, MIMI5,7982.1%−0.4 pts

178Dowagiac, MIMI5,7251.9%−1.2 pts

179River Rouge, MIMI6,8141.4%−0.9 pts

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