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Most graduate degrees, West Virginia cities

West Virginia cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 31 cities in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 11.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Princeton, WV, up 10 places to #20.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲1Cheat Lake, WVWV10,90241.4%+19.0 pts

02▼1Morgantown, WVWV30,29335.2%+8.5 pts

03Bridgeport, WVWV9,42722.5%+8.6 pts

04Charleston, WVWV46,11721.7%+6.7 pts

05Teays Valley, WVWV14,15119.9%+9.0 pts

06Pea Ridge, WVWV6,98819.1%+4.4 pts

07▲4Brookhaven, WVWV6,21217.1%+5.0 pts

08▲1Huntington, WVWV44,81514.9%+5.1 pts

09▼1South Charleston, WVWV13,07214.2%+4.0 pts

10▲2Wheeling, WVWV25,68014.1%+4.2 pts

11▼4Charles, WVWV9,32913.1%+4.7 pts

12▼2Vienna, WVWV10,32113.1%+2.6 pts

13▲4Cross Lanes, WVWV9,67112.1%+1.7 pts

14▲9Beckley, WVWV16,37312.0%+3.9 pts

15▲1Hurricane, WVWV7,36711.9%+4.6 pts

16▲6Clarksburg, WVWV15,56211.5%+5.8 pts

17▼3Fairmont, WVWV18,03511.3%+3.0 pts

18Bluefield, WVWV9,15810.4%+2.0 pts

19▼6Elkins, WVWV6,6229.4%+0.2 pts

20▲10Princeton, WVWV5,5788.8%+2.8 pts

21▲5Nitro, WVWV6,2708.7%+3.5 pts

22▲6New Martinsville, WVWV5,0398.6%+2.6 pts

23▼8Buckhannon, WVWV5,0548.4%−3.2 pts

24Weirton, WVWV18,1338.1%+3.4 pts

25Ranson corporation, WVWV6,8538.0%–

26▼6Dunbar, WVWV7,0508.0%+0.9 pts

27▼8Martinsburg, WVWV19,2117.9%+3.1 pts

28▼7St. Albans, WVWV10,2107.8%+0.4 pts

29▼2Parkersburg, WVWV28,5936.9%+2.2 pts

30▲1Oak Hill, WVWV7,6296.2%+2.8 pts

31▼2Moundsville, WVWV7,6595.7%+3.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES