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Most graduate degrees, New York cities · 2010

New York cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 347 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01University at Buffalo, NYNY7,02067.9%–

02Scarsdale, NYNY18,19456.5%+12%

03Alfred, NYNY5,14753.8%+8%

04Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,28052.8%+44%

05Stony Brook University, NYNY9,53049.4%–

06East Hills, NYNY7,32848.1%+23%

07West Point, NYNY6,34947.5%+13%

08Larchmont, NYNY6,75047.5%+4%

09Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,48145.9%+23%

10Bronxville, NYNY6,50445.2%+6%

11South Hill, NYNY6,95143.4%+70%

12Ardsley, NYNY5,00743.3%+34%

13Old Westbury, NYNY5,07140.7%+20%

14Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,44039.7%+1%

15Pelham Manor, NYNY5,63139.2%+22%

16Port Jefferson, NYNY8,30638.1%+18%

17Lawrence, NYNY6,84736.6%+5%

18Ithaca, NYNY33,63234.9%+10%

19Woodmere, NYNY18,06134.7%+21%

20New Paltz, NYNY8,68934.1%+37%

21Jericho, NYNY13,75933.2%+12%

22Canton, NYNY6,89433.2%+27%

23Rye, NYNY16,61433.0%−5%

24Garden City, NYNY23,04333.0%+10%

25Brighton, NYNY36,83433.0%+6%

26Wesley Hills, NYNY6,47732.2%+23%

27Manhasset, NYNY7,71632.0%+26%

28Irvington, NYNY6,53331.8%−1%

29Williamsville, NYNY5,47831.5%+87%

30Stony Brook, NYNY12,86831.0%+0%

31Port Washington, NYNY18,00430.7%+16%

32Pelham, NYNY7,60830.6%+9%

33Country Knolls, NYNY5,44529.5%+15%

34Pleasantville, NYNY7,39129.4%+2%

35Tarrytown, NYNY11,89029.4%+22%

36Dix Hills, NYNY24,77329.4%+12%

37Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,64529.2%+13%

38Syosset, NYNY18,43329.0%+21%

39Old Bethpage, NYNY6,54628.9%+39%

40Great Neck, NYNY11,14128.7%−4%

41Merrick, NYNY21,74428.5%+25%

42Huntington, NYNY19,94828.5%+7%

43Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,28228.0%−8%

44Centerport, NYNY6,07228.0%+36%

45Northwest Harbor, NYNY5,20527.8%+7%

46Plainview, NYNY25,98227.5%+25%

47Mamaroneck, NYNY19,89627.5%+45%

48Rye Brook, NYNY9,95527.4%+0%

49Rockville Centre, NYNY25,77027.4%+13%

50New City, NYNY34,45827.3%+9%

51Woodbury, NYNY9,34827.3%−2%

52East Shoreham, NYNY7,32127.0%+19%

53Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,88926.3%−14%

54Northport, NYNY7,33626.1%+7%

55New Hempstead, NYNY5,65726.0%+3%

56Sea Cliff, NYNY5,03125.8%−7%

57Viola, NYNY8,46125.5%−16%

58Hewlett, NYNY7,57025.4%+56%

59Melville, NYNY19,71425.3%+7%

60Roslyn Heights, NYNY6,97525.2%−2%

61East Greenbush, NYNY6,58124.8%+22%

62Eastchester, NYNY20,49124.7%+7%

63Eggertsville, NYNY14,89424.6%–

64West Hills, NYNY5,36924.5%+22%

65North Hills, NYNY5,48124.4%−22%

66Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,98724.2%+27%

67Wading River, NYNY8,35924.2%+52%

68Kings Point, NYNY5,71024.1%−22%

69Cedarhurst, NYNY7,33423.8%+6%

70White Plains, NYNY62,87123.7%+20%

71Harris Hill, NYNY6,06923.4%+20%

72Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,76822.9%+28%

73East Aurora, NYNY5,94922.9%+52%

74Fort Salonga, NYNY10,19922.9%−8%

75Harrison, NYNY32,27322.8%+9%

76Potsdam, NYNY8,01922.6%−12%

77Geneseo, NYNY7,75922.3%−19%

78Miller Place, NYNY11,73622.1%+17%

79Fairport, NYNY5,32621.9%+20%

80East Glenville, NYNY11,91421.9%+50%

81Westmere, NYNY8,33421.7%−11%

82Airmont, NYNY10,63421.7%+15%

83Woodbury, NYNY11,57121.5%–

84Manorhaven, NYNY7,13521.3%+22%

85Springs, NYNY9,16320.8%+82%

86Tuckahoe, NYNY7,02920.6%+30%

87Long Beach, NYNY34,91820.6%+39%

88Blauvelt, NYNY5,40620.5%+36%

89New Rochelle, NYNY85,86420.4%+4%

90Bayville, NYNY6,78020.3%+37%

91Pearl River, NYNY16,15520.2%+35%

92Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,15420.2%+15%

93Fredonia, NYNY9,28320.1%+18%

94Commack, NYNY36,55820.0%+35%

95Floral Park, NYNY16,10519.8%+32%

96Smithtown, NYNY24,37519.6%+13%

97Endwell, NYNY11,54619.6%+50%

98East Moriches, NYNY6,26019.6%+59%

99Oceanside, NYNY31,63919.6%+10%

100Mount Sinai, NYNY11,09319.6%+27%

101Oyster Bay, NYNY7,30819.5%+18%

102Williston Park, NYNY7,52419.5%+24%

103Sayville, NYNY15,40819.4%+32%

104West Hempstead, NYNY20,64819.3%+35%

105Babylon, NYNY12,28119.2%+31%

106Mahopac, NYNY9,03919.1%+43%

107Nesconset, NYNY13,83319.0%+11%

108Tappan, NYNY6,68718.9%+1%

109Valley Cottage, NYNY9,16518.8%+11%

110Glens Falls North, NYNY9,15418.8%+15%

111Nanuet, NYNY19,79918.8%+15%

112Hamburg, NYNY9,84018.7%+37%

113Suffern, NYNY11,79618.6%+19%

114North Sea, NYNY6,45818.5%+14%

115Bellmore, NYNY15,95418.5%+21%

116Bayport, NYNY8,92118.5%+24%

117Congers, NYNY8,27518.3%+15%

118Baldwin, NYNY34,99418.3%+31%

119Garden City Park, NYNY7,91418.2%+3%

120North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,15918.2%+13%

121Albany, NYNY101,69818.2%+19%

122Nyack, NYNY7,51118.2%−9%

123Brockport, NYNY7,73618.2%+4%

124South Valley Stream, NYNY6,51218.2%−25%

125Wantagh, NYNY18,36518.1%+16%

126St. James, NYNY13,24418.0%+25%

127Hauppauge, NYNY20,79318.0%+19%

128Elwood, NYNY11,76218.0%+12%

129Sleepy Hollow, NYNY11,47417.9%+16%

130Manorville, NYNY14,23317.9%+73%

131East Quogue, NYNY5,40617.9%+49%

132Firthcliffe, NYNY5,43217.8%+20%

133Oneonta, NYNY15,66517.8%+17%

134Big Flats, NYNY5,65117.7%−7%

135Mount Kisco, NYNY10,75717.6%−2%

136North Merrick, NYNY12,36617.5%+36%

137Warwick, NYNY6,53417.4%+29%

138Oakdale, NYNY7,11517.3%+20%

139Binghamton University, NYNY7,44917.3%–

140East Rockaway, NYNY10,09617.2%+12%

141Southold, NYNY6,39716.9%+22%

142Malverne, NYNY8,47616.8%+14%

143South Huntington, NYNY9,77916.8%+10%

144Sound Beach, NYNY7,21016.8%+32%

145Massapequa, NYNY21,38916.7%+34%

146North Bellmore, NYNY20,68916.5%+42%

147Lake Mohegan, NYNY5,46816.5%+7%

148Canandaigua, NYNY10,34716.4%+68%

149Greenlawn, NYNY15,21016.3%+17%

150Ossining, NYNY27,57916.3%+32%

151East Northport, NYNY19,70016.2%+1%

152Westvale, NYNY5,21216.2%+9%

153Salisbury, NYNY12,41216.2%+12%

154Glen Cove, NYNY28,19016.1%+42%

155Highland, NYNY6,36716.0%+57%

156Carle Place, NYNY5,18815.6%+49%

157Kings Park, NYNY16,51615.6%+39%

158Goshen, NYNY5,74415.3%+29%

159Massapequa Park, NYNY16,99715.2%+34%

160East Hampton North, NYNY6,00615.1%+15%

161Mineola, NYNY21,37615.1%+19%

162Myers Corner, NYNY10,87715.0%+1%

163East Meadow, NYNY36,82114.8%+16%

164North Valley Stream, NYNY17,82514.7%+38%

165Plattsburgh, NYNY19,74414.6%+6%

166Westbury, NYNY15,98114.5%+12%

167Port Jefferson Station, NYNY7,67614.5%+43%

168North Wantagh, NYNY11,94014.4%+9%

169Lake Grove, NYNY11,16814.2%+38%

170Island Park, NYNY5,06914.2%+121%

171Monroe, NYNY9,46214.2%+11%

172West Islip, NYNY26,86514.1%+34%

173East Massapequa, NYNY20,37714.0%+11%

174Bohemia, NYNY9,18114.0%+66%

175Elmsford, NYNY5,20314.0%−8%

176Rocky Point, NYNY13,35613.9%+45%

177Seaford, NYNY15,54913.9%+27%

178Mount Ivy, NYNY8,12113.7%+19%

179New York, NYNY8,584,62913.5%+16%

180Amityville, NYNY9,79913.4%+18%

181Irondequoit, NYNY50,65713.4%+27%

182Hampton Bays, NYNY15,70613.3%+34%

183Flanders, NYNY6,60912.9%+107%

184Coram, NYNY39,53912.9%+17%

185Hicksville, NYNY43,78012.9%+29%

186Valley Stream, NYNY40,37912.9%+42%

187Olean, NYNY13,50812.6%+20%

188Center Moriches, NYNY9,12712.4%+20%

189Stony Point, NYNY12,72812.4%+54%

190Kenmore, NYNY14,80812.4%+14%

191Yonkers, NYNY212,60312.4%+20%

192Corning, NYNY10,51412.3%−1%

193Calverton, NYNY5,61812.3%+113%

194East Islip, NYNY13,57312.2%+1%

195South Farmingdale, NYNY14,67612.1%+66%

196Lynbrook, NYNY20,85512.0%+11%

197Fairmount, NYNY9,72411.9%+22%

198Scotia, NYNY7,29511.9%+16%

199Colonie, NYNY7,67911.9%+14%

200New Hyde Park, NYNY10,22611.8%+19%

201Huntington Station, NYNY32,60111.6%+7%

202Baldwinsville, NYNY7,58211.6%+3%

203Islip, NYNY17,36211.4%+6%

204Holbrook, NYNY26,44911.4%+47%

205Levittown, NYNY51,90411.4%+36%

206Binghamton, NYNY46,41811.4%+11%

207North Massapequa, NYNY17,87711.4%+44%

208Riverhead, NYNY14,93611.3%+71%

209Holtsville, NYNY19,34411.3%+84%

210Farmingdale, NYNY8,58411.2%−0%

211Terryville, NYNY10,79411.2%+32%

212Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30411.2%+15%

213Ridge, NYNY12,50311.1%+42%

214Syracuse, NYNY144,89611.1%+1%

215Peekskill, NYNY25,89111.1%+15%

216Cortland, NYNY17,39410.8%+38%

217Bethpage, NYNY17,12310.8%+16%

218Freeport, NYNY44,17410.7%+22%

219Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,22110.7%+67%

220Centereach, NYNY31,83910.7%+31%

221Orange Lake, NYNY9,78410.6%+30%

222Johnson City, NYNY14,58010.6%+24%

223Middle Island, NYNY11,02710.6%+18%

224Hillcrest, NYNY9,07110.4%+6%

225Patchogue, NYNY12,48610.4%+5%

226Plainedge, NYNY8,62410.3%+47%

227Franklin Square, NYNY30,89710.2%+27%

228Yaphank, NYNY6,93410.2%−1%

229Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,70910.2%+51%

230Rochester, NYNY206,10810.2%+27%

231Beacon, NYNY14,93110.2%+37%

232Port Chester, NYNY32,30310.1%+20%

233Oswego, NYNY17,0249.8%+7%

234Kingston, NYNY23,9429.8%+15%

235Newark, NYNY8,9199.8%+31%

236West Seneca, NYNY45,3039.7%+38%

237East Patchogue, NYNY21,6739.5%+16%

238New Windsor, NYNY8,9199.5%+26%

239Troy, NYNY50,9129.4%+15%

240Lake Carmel, NYNY7,8549.4%−4%

241Webster, NYNY5,7619.4%−22%

242Rensselaer, NYNY9,4219.4%+42%

243Buffalo, NYNY274,6139.3%+20%

244Batavia, NYNY15,1689.3%+28%

245Wappingers Falls, NYNY6,0489.3%+52%

246Hudson, NYNY5,7219.3%+230%

247Elmont, NYNY36,5189.3%+13%

248Greece, NYNY13,9439.2%+40%

249Lakeview, NYNY5,8259.2%−21%

250Horseheads, NYNY6,2759.1%+6%

251Monsey, NYNY28,1609.1%−20%

252Walden, NYNY6,9359.1%+120%

253Medford, NYNY24,7969.0%+29%

254Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,4998.9%+4%

255Hilton, NYNY5,8738.9%+48%

256South Lockport, NYNY9,1448.9%+72%

257Hornell, NYNY8,0248.9%+31%

258Johnstown, NYNY8,0218.8%+44%

259Penn Yan, NYNY5,2728.8%+12%

260Bay Shore, NYNY31,6838.8%+5%

261West Babylon, NYNY43,5708.6%+41%

262Mechanicstown, NYNY8,8088.6%+54%

263Glens Falls, NYNY14,3838.5%+21%

264North Tonawanda, NYNY29,8068.5%+21%

265Southport, NYNY6,4508.5%+53%

266Norwich, NYNY6,5388.4%−1%

267East Rochester, NYNY6,1328.4%+5%

268Geneva, NYNY12,5528.3%−14%

269Herkimer, NYNY7,1958.3%+24%

270North Babylon, NYNY17,9638.3%+7%

271Farmingville, NYNY16,1608.2%+26%

272Lancaster, NYNY9,9958.0%+54%

273Watertown, NYNY23,5178.0%+9%

274Dunkirk, NYNY12,3268.0%+50%

275Lockport, NYNY20,2488.0%+13%

276Deer Park, NYNY27,9907.9%+21%

277Amsterdam, NYNY18,0937.8%+32%

278Washingtonville, NYNY5,6407.8%−27%

279Scotchtown, NYNY10,2527.6%+1%

280North Bellport, NYNY11,0877.5%+31%

281Oneida, NYNY10,0097.5%+15%

282Islip Terrace, NYNY5,1687.4%+36%

283Rotterdam, NYNY22,6957.4%+56%

284Malone, NYNY5,3157.4%−23%

285Lindenhurst, NYNY27,2587.3%+25%

286West Glens Falls, NYNY10,0507.3%+8%

287Selden, NYNY21,6047.3%+45%

288Bath, NYNY5,5457.3%−8%

289Schenectady, NYNY69,4717.3%−6%

290Solvay, NYNY6,4277.2%+8%

291East Farmingdale, NYNY5,6667.1%−12%

292Spring Valley, NYNY34,4827.1%+15%

293Lackawanna, NYNY19,4527.0%+61%

294Jamestown, NYNY27,6637.0%+13%

295Medina, NYNY5,8556.9%+21%

296Seneca Falls, NYNY6,9566.9%−5%

297Copiague, NYNY23,4246.8%+30%

298Endicott, NYNY13,0686.8%−2%

299Central Islip, NYNY38,3736.7%+19%

300Rome, NYNY31,6826.6%+16%

301Middletown, NYNY30,0986.5%−14%

302Cheektowaga, NYNY76,0566.5%+25%

303Auburn, NYNY25,9476.3%+16%

304Cohoes, NYNY18,5186.2%+30%

305Hempstead, NYNY59,8196.2%−4%

306Tonawanda, NYNY14,8486.2%+55%

307North Patchogue, NYNY6,9846.1%−32%

308Roosevelt, NYNY18,8856.1%+6%

309Hudson Falls, NYNY7,3336.1%+85%

310Utica, NYNY62,9786.0%−4%

311Inwood, NYNY12,2355.9%+54%

312Mastic Beach, NYNY16,7355.9%+63%

313Liberty, NYNY5,0975.9%−41%

314West Haverstraw, NYNY11,0255.8%−11%

315Niagara Falls, NYNY47,2555.7%+20%

316Mastic, NYNY15,7085.7%+80%

317Elmira, NYNY26,0895.6%−3%

318Depew, NYNY14,8015.6%+85%

319Fort Drum, NYNY16,0655.5%+18%

320Hampton Manor, NYNY5,3345.4%−50%

321Uniondale, NYNY33,1485.4%−38%

322Port Jervis, NYNY8,5185.4%+32%

323Haverstraw, NYNY12,7915.3%+9%

324Ogdensburg, NYNY9,1235.3%+3%

325Massena, NYNY9,8985.3%−29%

326North Syracuse, NYNY6,7735.2%+44%

327Shirley, NYNY28,3755.1%+42%

328North Lindenhurst, NYNY10,9525.0%−13%

329Watervliet, NYNY10,2424.9%−8%

330Ilion, NYNY7,4884.9%−20%

331Fairview CDP (Dutchess County), NYNY6,2134.9%+6%

332Mechanicville, NYNY5,0214.8%−5%

333Baywood, NYNY8,1764.8%+24%

334Salamanca, NYNY5,7194.7%+8%

335Fulton, NYNY11,1884.6%+44%

336North Bay Shore, NYNY20,2824.6%+58%

337Newburgh, NYNY28,0594.6%−4%

338New Cassel, NYNY14,5514.3%+36%

339Gloversville, NYNY14,7823.9%−28%

340Monticello, NYNY7,1953.8%−39%

341North Amityville, NYNY21,1382.6%−51%

342North Gates, NYNY9,9042.2%–

343Mattydale, NYNY5,9711.9%−40%

344Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,1471.6%+85%

345New Square, NYNY10,2141.6%−25%

346Kaser, NYNY6,1211.2%−84%

347Albion, NYNY5,8430.9%−67%

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