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Most graduate degrees, Pennsylvania cities · 2000

Pennsylvania cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 250 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Swarthmore, PAPA6,56145.9%+40%

02Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13942.1%+15%

03State College, PAPA40,84440.4%+8%

04Park Forest, PAPA8,62437.8%+17%

05Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83932.2%+35%

06Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07030.6%+14%

07Ardmore, PAPA13,90928.1%+54%

08Spring House, PAPA5,13727.7%+45%

09Fort Washington, PAPA6,27127.7%+5%

10Franklin Park, PAPA14,97826.1%+35%

11Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88024.4%+20%

12Blue Bell, PAPA6,42423.5%−7%

13Edinboro, PAPA5,79023.5%+14%

14Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63323.3%+21%

15Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19321.9%+32%

16Hershey, PAPA14,24220.7%+51%

17Wyomissing, PAPA11,28520.0%+32%

18Paoli, PAPA6,36219.8%+76%

19Indiana, PAPA14,69719.7%+35%

20Forest Hills, PAPA6,11619.7%+20%

21King of Prussia, PAPA25,85719.4%+39%

22Exton, PAPA6,77218.5%+58%

23Lewisburg, PAPA5,22618.4%+7%

24Whitfield, PAPA5,22618.4%+38%

25Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06918.4%+33%

26Churchville, PAPA6,08417.6%+67%

27Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50217.0%+15%

28Gettysburg, PAPA8,36516.9%+68%

29Doylestown, PAPA8,33016.6%+46%

30Richboro, PAPA6,96316.5%+20%

31Maple Glen, PAPA6,64316.5%−8%

32Glenside, PAPA7,65916.0%+16%

33Camp Hill, PAPA8,19915.9%+7%

34Carlisle, PAPA22,69315.1%+31%

35Grove City, PAPA7,69414.3%+16%

36Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21214.3%+16%

37Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38814.2%+0%

38Oakmont, PAPA6,57614.0%+1%

39Audubon, PAPA9,22914.0%+38%

40Media, PAPA5,92013.9%+16%

41Kulpsville, PAPA8,79913.8%+20%

42Lansdowne, PAPA11,14113.6%+3%

43West Chester, PAPA19,59113.1%+13%

44Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45113.1%+34%

45Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33613.0%+83%

46Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77712.8%+7%

47Millersville, PAPA9,28012.7%−4%

48Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63212.5%+30%

49Oreland, PAPA5,95312.3%+32%

50Bethel Park, PAPA32,07411.8%+26%

51New Freedom, PAPA5,11611.7%+60%

52New Cumberland, PAPA7,59011.3%+59%

53Shippensburg, PAPA5,61511.2%−8%

54Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53411.0%+28%

55Willow Street, PAPA9,64710.8%+62%

56Horsham, PAPA16,00510.7%+21%

57Whitehall, PAPA14,52110.7%+9%

58Shillington, PAPA5,54210.6%+56%

59Lower Allen, PAPA7,64610.6%+25%

60Hermitage, PAPA16,30810.4%+69%

61Greensburg, PAPA14,46210.4%+63%

62Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96110.2%+43%

63East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,4389.8%+29%

64Huntingdon, PAPA6,8629.8%+46%

65Kingston, PAPA13,4629.8%+0%

66Bethlehem, PAPA79,6449.6%+15%

67Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4889.5%−1%

68Harleysville, PAPA9,0909.4%+18%

69East York, PAPA9,3889.3%+15%

70Willow Grove, PAPA14,1319.3%+15%

71Mountain Top, PAPA11,8509.3%–

72Meadville, PAPA12,2309.2%+6%

73Bloomsburg, PAPA13,3759.2%+2%

74Archbald, PAPA7,5989.2%+144%

75Ridley Park, PAPA7,2559.1%+35%

76Collegeville, PAPA5,2879.1%+3%

77Swissvale, PAPA8,1979.1%−1%

78Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,3579.0%–

79Progress, PAPA11,0179.0%+17%

80Plum, PAPA26,2258.9%+16%

81White Oak, PAPA7,2868.8%+8%

82Colonial Park, PAPA18,0328.8%+50%

83Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,6028.7%−1%

84Sanatoga, PAPA8,9498.6%+86%

85Economy, PAPA9,0988.6%+68%

86Dormont, PAPA7,8168.5%+30%

87Arlington Heights, PAPA6,8478.5%+20%

88Emmaus, PAPA12,5148.5%+35%

89Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7538.3%+148%

90Schlusser, PAPA5,4028.2%−3%

91Sayre, PAPA5,3288.1%+9%

92Ambler, PAPA6,8408.1%−6%

93Shiloh, PAPA11,2468.0%+29%

94Crafton, PAPA5,7908.0%+42%

95Linglestown, PAPA6,9578.0%+22%

96Hatboro, PAPA8,5937.9%+58%

97Broomall, PAPA10,6797.9%−4%

98Somerset, PAPA5,8157.6%+22%

99Campbelltown, PAPA6,0927.6%+50%

100Dunmore, PAPA14,2497.6%−6%

101Yeadon, PAPA12,3207.6%−3%

102Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,2817.5%+19%

103Lansdale, PAPA18,9867.4%+65%

104Folsom, PAPA8,6717.4%+209%

105Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0377.3%+12%

106Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7837.3%+15%

107Bellevue, PAPA7,8887.2%+32%

108Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4707.2%+62%

109Bellefonte, PAPA5,8627.2%−5%

110Kennett Square, PAPA6,8937.1%−1%

111Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0067.1%+119%

112Chambersburg, PAPA23,3767.1%+17%

113Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,1257.1%−19%

114Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4707.0%+8%

115Moosic, PAPA5,9896.9%+274%

116Latrobe, PAPA7,8266.9%+47%

117Phoenixville, PAPA20,3566.9%+20%

118Souderton, PAPA7,2886.8%+58%

119Greenville, PAPA5,4066.7%−2%

120Perkasie, PAPA9,3126.7%−19%

121Stroudsburg, PAPA5,8096.6%−36%

122Franklin, PAPA5,8996.6%+66%

123Lock Haven, PAPA8,5006.4%−1%

124Downingtown, PAPA8,3846.3%+41%

125West View, PAPA6,3556.3%+46%

126Titusville, PAPA5,1126.2%+5%

127Fullerton, PAPA16,7246.2%−1%

128Palmyra, PAPA7,7626.2%+76%

129Morrisville, PAPA9,6656.2%+9%

130Erie, PAPA91,8386.2%+38%

131Clearfield, PAPA5,7536.1%+10%

132Easton, PAPA30,4026.1%+29%

133Conshohocken, PAPA9,2666.1%+57%

134Blakely, PAPA6,6116.0%+62%

135Middletown, PAPA7,6286.0%+17%

136Williamsport, PAPA27,3845.9%+29%

137Bradford, PAPA7,4425.9%−3%

138Scranton, PAPA75,5145.9%+12%

139Brookhaven, PAPA8,3625.9%+3%

140Lititz, PAPA9,6895.8%−1%

141Harrisburg, PAPA50,5225.7%+13%

142Duryea, PAPA5,1575.6%+51%

143Olyphant, PAPA5,3905.5%+57%

144Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2535.5%+65%

145Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0735.5%−10%

146Hanover, PAPA16,6845.5%+41%

147Brentwood, PAPA9,5975.5%+32%

148Pottsville, PAPA13,1705.3%+14%

149Uniontown, PAPA9,4345.3%+21%

150Allentown, PAPA126,0445.3%+5%

151New Holland, PAPA5,7545.3%+3%

152Swoyersville, PAPA5,1555.3%+57%

153New Kensington, PAPA11,7595.2%−9%

154Warren, PAPA9,0465.0%+5%

155Ambridge, PAPA6,9445.0%+123%

156Rutherford, PAPA6,8905.0%+73%

157Oil City, PAPA9,3015.0%+7%

158Baldwin, PAPA20,5165.0%+56%

159Birdsboro, PAPA5,1615.0%+152%

160DuBois, PAPA7,2545.0%+71%

161St. Marys, PAPA12,2534.9%+19%

162Oxford, PAPA5,8874.9%−13%

163Hazleton, PAPA30,2864.9%+22%

164Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,5234.7%+0%

165Carnegie, PAPA7,7774.7%+8%

166Quakertown, PAPA9,2354.7%+1%

167Ephrata, PAPA13,6474.6%+17%

168Monessen, PAPA6,6574.6%+48%

169Old Forge, PAPA8,6404.6%+30%

170Mount Joy, PAPA8,3194.6%+61%

171Punxsutawney, PAPA5,5584.5%−11%

172Nazareth, PAPA6,0914.5%−16%

173Bridgeport, PAPA5,7584.5%+95%

174South Williamsport, PAPA6,1244.4%+36%

175Carbondale, PAPA8,7314.4%−13%

176Sharon Hill, PAPA5,9954.4%+71%

177Ellwood City, PAPA7,3624.4%+1%

178Sharon, PAPA12,6484.3%−2%

179Levittown, PAPA50,9264.3%+16%

180Glenolden, PAPA7,2174.3%−1%

181Milton, PAPA6,4574.3%+69%

182Norristown, PAPA35,9114.2%+13%

183Munhall, PAPA10,2534.2%+17%

184Nanticoke, PAPA10,7124.2%+28%

185Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1654.1%−38%

186Catasauqua, PAPA6,5904.1%+60%

187Norwood, PAPA5,9274.1%+97%

188West Mifflin, PAPA18,7074.1%+31%

189Coraopolis, PAPA5,2804.1%+20%

190Lancaster, PAPA58,3664.1%+2%

191Wilson, PAPA8,1594.0%+57%

192Bangor, PAPA5,1184.0%+7%

193Mount Carmel, PAPA5,5794.0%+31%

194West Hazleton, PAPA5,2844.0%+56%

195Prospect Park, PAPA6,4094.0%+103%

196New Castle, PAPA21,1754.0%+44%

197Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8274.0%+39%

198Altoona, PAPA42,3474.0%+9%

199York, PAPA45,3423.8%+26%

200Waynesboro, PAPA11,1903.8%−31%

201Red Lion, PAPA6,5233.8%−5%

202Canonsburg, PAPA9,5293.7%+39%

203Clairton, PAPA5,8763.7%+87%

204Palmerton, PAPA5,6153.7%−13%

205Pittston, PAPA7,7153.7%+13%

206Collingdale, PAPA8,8983.6%+63%

207Pottstown, PAPA23,3223.6%−2%

208Washington, PAPA13,3773.6%−24%

209Middletown, PAPA9,7763.6%−23%

210Northampton, PAPA10,5703.5%+95%

211Dickson City, PAPA5,9763.5%+0%

212Bristol, PAPA9,9703.4%+46%

213Plymouth, PAPA5,8013.4%+79%

214Butler, PAPA12,8793.4%+5%

215Hellertown, PAPA6,1383.4%−34%

216Corry, PAPA5,9933.4%+35%

217Parkville, PAPA8,1283.3%+1%

218Woodlyn, PAPA9,7363.2%+31%

219Beaver Falls, PAPA8,8323.2%+28%

220Connellsville, PAPA6,5743.1%−7%

221Columbia, PAPA10,3143.1%+52%

222Lewistown, PAPA8,3853.1%−27%

223Weigelstown, PAPA15,4853.1%+132%

224Coatesville, PAPA13,2833.1%+14%

225Tyrone, PAPA5,2263.1%+33%

226Enola, PAPA6,5343.0%+29%

227Jeannette, PAPA8,4893.0%+10%

228Darby, PAPA10,6663.0%+41%

229Reading, PAPA95,8323.0%−5%

230Berwick, PAPA10,2972.9%+52%

231Lebanon, PAPA26,4792.9%+1%

232McKeesport, PAPA16,9072.9%+28%

233Chester, PAPA33,9962.8%+34%

234Lehighton, PAPA5,2322.8%−12%

235Taylor, PAPA6,2322.8%−42%

236Exeter, PAPA5,5872.5%−26%

237Aliquippa, PAPA9,0022.5%+21%

238Tamaqua, PAPA6,9292.5%−17%

239Johnstown, PAPA17,6542.4%−11%

240Shamokin, PAPA6,7642.4%+107%

241McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6242.3%+15%

242New Brighton, PAPA5,5032.0%+36%

243Steelton, PAPA6,3281.9%−33%

244Duquesne, PAPA5,0191.9%−1%

245Clifton Heights, PAPA6,8351.9%+50%

246Croydon, PAPA9,6841.8%−31%

247Monaca, PAPA5,4561.6%−40%

248Folcroft, PAPA6,7801.6%−13%

249Sunbury, PAPA9,4951.5%−47%

250West York, PAPA5,1101.1%−36%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS