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Most graduate degrees, Wisconsin cities · 2000

Wisconsin cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 139 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48929.8%+18%

02Fox Point, WIWI6,58329.3%+9%

03Shorewood, WIWI13,47427.5%+16%

04Elm Grove, WIWI6,35427.2%+35%

05Mequon, WIWI25,12022.5%+25%

06Middleton, WIWI23,11521.2%+43%

07Madison, WIWI286,23320.9%+13%

08Glendale, WIWI14,79517.8%+33%

09Brookfield, WIWI41,44817.6%+25%

10Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64917.1%+29%

11Platteville, WIWI11,81516.2%+7%

12Fitchburg, WIWI34,61516.0%+55%

13Verona, WIWI16,82114.2%+65%

14Cedarburg, WIWI12,91613.4%+97%

15Whitewater, WIWI16,03812.4%−27%

16River Falls, WIWI17,91612.1%+18%

17Greendale, WIWI14,42611.8%+16%

18Delafield, WIWI7,31411.7%+13%

19New Berlin, WIWI39,95311.7%+45%

20Oregon, WIWI12,01511.5%+103%

21Onalaska, WIWI20,29711.1%+39%

22Pewaukee, WIWI16,37511.1%–

23Menomonie, WIWI16,66411.0%−15%

24Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28010.9%+62%

25Hales Corners, WIWI7,74010.2%+24%

26Monona, WIWI8,66410.0%+8%

27Hartland, WIWI10,7409.8%+58%

28Brown Deer, WIWI12,8219.8%+6%

29Allouez, WIWI13,8389.8%–

30De Pere, WIWI25,5909.2%+31%

31Waukesha, WIWI70,8729.1%+27%

32Plover, WIWI14,2749.0%+32%

33Windsor, WIWI10,0859.0%+212%

34Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7989.0%+81%

35Hudson, WIWI15,0198.9%+31%

36Stevens Point, WIWI26,3778.8%+3%

37Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9308.8%+53%

38Eau Claire, WIWI72,4658.8%+3%

39La Crosse, WIWI50,7848.6%+7%

40Appleton, WIWI75,4528.5%+31%

41Franklin, WIWI36,6878.5%+39%

42McFarland, WIWI9,1458.4%+7%

43Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7258.3%+58%

44Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3848.2%+121%

45Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1198.2%+51%

46Marshfield, WIWI18,9808.0%+8%

47Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2917.8%+71%

48Waunakee, WIWI16,4117.7%+138%

49Grafton, WIWI13,3897.6%+70%

50Ashland, WIWI7,9277.6%+20%

51Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2277.5%+39%

52Milton, WIWI6,0247.5%+73%

53Neenah, WIWI27,6387.5%+26%

54Altoona, WIWI9,3767.5%+172%

55Port Washington, WIWI12,6587.4%+48%

56Union Grove, WIWI5,3707.4%+59%

57Muskego, WIWI25,6027.4%+70%

58Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8187.3%+10%

59Wausau, WIWI40,1887.3%+28%

60Elkhorn, WIWI10,0457.1%+67%

61Oshkosh, WIWI67,4606.8%+3%

62Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3886.7%−6%

63Germantown, WIWI21,0506.7%+56%

64West Bend, WIWI32,2686.6%+35%

65Ripon, WIWI7,7386.6%−3%

66Waterford, WIWI6,0256.5%+35%

67Stoughton, WIWI13,2566.4%+12%

68Monroe, WIWI10,5816.4%+55%

69Pewaukee, WIWI8,2166.4%+102%

70Kenosha, WIWI99,2396.4%+62%

71Burlington, WIWI10,9516.2%+22%

72Waupaca, WIWI6,3526.2%+45%

73Milwaukee, WIWI562,4076.0%+33%

74Antigo, WIWI8,0606.0%+76%

75Rhinelander, WIWI8,2426.0%+14%

76Shawano, WIWI9,6936.0%+103%

77Janesville, WIWI66,9295.9%+33%

78DeForest, WIWI13,0945.9%+3%

79West Salem, WIWI5,2885.9%−7%

80Columbus, WIWI5,4005.8%+61%

81Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3985.7%+49%

82Baraboo, WIWI13,2245.7%+12%

83Richland Center, WIWI5,0205.7%+11%

84Oak Creek, WIWI38,2965.5%+53%

85Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3385.5%+119%

86Superior, WIWI26,3975.5%+4%

87Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,2935.5%+44%

88Howard, WIWI22,2335.4%+71%

89Greenfield, WIWI37,1595.4%+11%

90Rothschild, WIWI5,6275.4%+42%

91Mukwonago, WIWI8,5445.4%+69%

92Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5415.3%+45%

93Plymouth, WIWI8,8215.3%+123%

94Evansville, WIWI5,8375.2%+17%

95Delavan, WIWI9,2285.2%−7%

96Merrill, WIWI9,3895.2%+12%

97Sussex, WIWI12,7795.2%+119%

98Weston, WIWI15,9315.1%+14%

99Lake Mills, WIWI6,6555.0%−11%

100Green Bay, WIWI106,6755.0%+22%

101Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9175.0%+7%

102Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5425.0%+19%

103Portage, WIWI9,9564.9%+26%

104Sheboygan, WIWI49,3764.8%+22%

105Watertown, WIWI22,7044.7%+15%

106Menasha, WIWI18,3854.6%+45%

107Racine, WIWI77,9084.5%+8%

108New Richmond, WIWI10,9884.5%−19%

109Slinger, WIWI6,4954.5%+178%

110Holmen, WIWI12,1054.4%−19%

111Rice Lake, WIWI8,8824.4%−8%

112Beloit, WIWI36,6494.4%−9%

113New London, WIWI7,7264.4%+87%

114Manitowoc, WIWI34,6714.3%+17%

115Dodgeville, WIWI5,0764.3%+7%

116West Allis, WIWI60,1194.2%+45%

117Marinette, WIWI11,1684.2%+56%

118St. Francis, WIWI8,9554.2%+62%

119South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1914.2%−4%

120Tomah, WIWI9,6004.1%+23%

121Kimberly, WIWI7,5564.0%+114%

122Reedsburg, WIWI10,6414.0%−3%

123Two Rivers, WIWI11,2223.9%+85%

124Hartford, WIWI16,0053.8%+40%

125Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4083.8%+28%

126Waupun, WIWI11,1503.7%+40%

127Edgerton, WIWI6,1213.6%+26%

128Mayville, WIWI5,1843.6%+25%

129Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6543.6%−11%

130Cudahy, WIWI17,6553.6%+62%

131Kaukauna, WIWI18,5173.3%+19%

132Jefferson, WIWI7,8143.1%−10%

133Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6873.1%−5%

134Sparta, WIWI9,9743.0%−0%

135Jackson, WIWI8,3222.8%+13%

136Berlin, WIWI5,5882.7%−11%

137Little Chute, WIWI11,8002.7%+67%

138North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4252.6%−11%

139Sturtevant, WIWI6,8521.8%+143%

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