RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 925

Most graduate degrees, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). Los Alamos, NM leads at 44.2%. 925 metro areas qualify in total. Massachusetts carries 5 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 925 is 9.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Breckenridge, CO, up 59 places to #35.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49914.0%–

01Los Alamos, NMNM19,40744.2%+8.1 pts

02▲1Ithaca, NYNY104,04734.8%+8.2 pts

03▼1Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21431.5%+7.7 pts

04Boulder, COCO328,56030.0%+8.8 pts

05Laramie, WYWY38,55827.7%+9.1 pts

06▲3Amherst, MAMA164,06527.6%+9.0 pts

07San Jose, CACA1,984,47327.6%+11.5 pts

08▼2Washington, DCDC6,465,72427.1%+8.2 pts

09▲1Charlottesville, VAVA228,59726.9%+8.5 pts

10▼2Durham, NCNC625,48526.6%+8.4 pts

11Corvallis, OROR97,72826.2%+4.9 pts

12Lawrence, KSKS120,92024.5%+6.3 pts

13▲11Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21924.4%+11.5 pts

14▲2Boston, MAMA5,034,22124.2%+8.9 pts

15▲7Santa Fe, NMNM156,90723.9%+7.3 pts

16▲1State College, PAPA157,39323.6%+6.1 pts

17▲1Champaign, ILIL239,97923.2%+5.8 pts

18▲7Bloomington, ININ165,23123.0%+5.8 pts

19Bridgeport, CTCT978,17922.8%–

20▼1San Francisco, CACA4,630,04122.7%+8.3 pts

21▲2Barnstable, MAMA233,53922.4%+9.4 pts

22▼9Pullman, WAWA48,51222.4%+2.5 pts

23▼9Iowa City, IAIA182,71122.2%+3.4 pts

24▼4Athens, GAGA224,14822.1%+6.8 pts

25▲23Nantucket, MAMA14,75821.9%+10.6 pts

26▲11Morgantown, WVWV141,99521.8%+7.8 pts

27▲15Gainesville, FLFL359,03621.8%+5.6 pts

28Boone, NCNC54,78621.7%+7.3 pts

29▼3Fort Collins, COCO377,29221.5%+7.1 pts

30▲6Burlington, VTVT227,80321.4%+8.2 pts

31▼2Columbia, MOMO219,06221.3%+5.0 pts

32▲21Brattleboro, VTVT45,20421.3%+8.9 pts

33▼12Trenton, NJNJ399,28921.2%+5.7 pts

34▲9Heber, UTUT81,65521.0%+8.9 pts

35▲59Breckenridge, COCO39,06920.8%+10.3 pts

36▼3Ames, IAIA128,09020.5%+4.6 pts

37▲1Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78120.5%+8.6 pts

38▼11Starkville, MSMS62,06320.4%+6.0 pts

39New Haven, CTCT578,74120.3%–

40Bozeman, MTMT128,74020.3%+7.4 pts

41▲5Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72020.3%+8.3 pts

42▲25Hudson, NYNY60,16820.3%+9.9 pts

43▼28Vermillion, SDSD15,03120.2%+2.7 pts

44▲29Jackson, WYWY36,58720.0%+7.7 pts

45▼13Oxford, MSMS71,97220.0%+8.0 pts

46▼12Madison, WIWI709,68519.8%+6.1 pts

47▲32Bennington, VTVT36,63019.7%+9.5 pts

48▼17Port Townsend, WAWA33,97019.6%+9.1 pts

49▼8Barre, VTVT59,65219.6%+7.3 pts

50▼3Albany, NYNY915,83519.5%+6.5 pts

51▲3Lebanon, NHNH224,50019.4%+7.8 pts

52▲11Durango, COCO56,89819.2%+7.1 pts

53Hartford, CTCT1,171,42619.1%–

54▲6Austin, TXTX2,620,94519.0%+6.6 pts

55▲1Seattle, WAWA4,161,88319.0%+8.4 pts

56▼12Blacksburg, VAVA181,61618.9%+6.2 pts

57▼6New York, NYNY20,112,44818.8%+6.5 pts

58▲12Pittsfield, MAMA128,22418.7%+7.7 pts

59▼7Athens, OHOH63,19718.6%+5.5 pts

60▼11Santa Cruz, CACA258,85218.6%+6.1 pts

61▼16Greenfield, MAMA70,69818.5%+5.6 pts

62Denver, COCO3,092,03718.4%+7.3 pts

63▲14Auburn, ALAL208,01318.4%+6.4 pts

64▲5Missoula, MTMT128,69818.1%+7.7 pts

65Stillwater, OKOK83,88918.0%+2.6 pts

66▼11Tallahassee, FLFL397,44217.9%+3.4 pts

67▼10Lexington, KYKY535,17417.9%+5.9 pts

68▲6Portland, MEME577,63517.9%+7.7 pts

69▼10Rochester, MNMN231,18417.8%+7.4 pts

70▲2Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11817.8%+7.4 pts

71▼32Easton, MDMD38,23817.7%+6.9 pts

72▲42Petoskey, MIMI33,77517.7%+8.0 pts

73▲29Pinehurst, NCNC110,61917.7%+8.3 pts

74▼24College Station, TXTX287,47617.6%+2.6 pts

75▼7Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96617.6%+7.3 pts

76▲6Kingston, NYNY183,33017.5%+6.3 pts

77▲14Huntsville, ALAL556,44417.4%+7.1 pts

78▼7Edwards, COCO54,29117.3%+7.4 pts

79▲5San Diego, CACA3,282,24817.2%+6.3 pts

80▲12Kirksville, MOMO29,82417.1%+6.4 pts

81▲18Asheville, NCNC422,34517.0%+8.4 pts

82▼18Rochester, NYNY1,056,14917.0%+5.8 pts

83Torrington, CTCT114,69017.0%–

84▼6Chicago, ILIL9,434,12316.9%+6.2 pts

85▼19Manhattan, KSKS136,12216.8%+3.2 pts

86▲2Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36816.8%+5.5 pts

87▲19Naples, FLFL417,13116.8%+7.1 pts

88▲2Worcester, MAMA888,50216.8%+6.5 pts

89▼59Carbondale, ILIL52,50116.8%+2.0 pts

90▼5Colorado Springs, COCO781,79616.8%+5.3 pts

91▲5Houghton, MIMI40,02816.7%+7.9 pts

92▼31Hood River, OROR23,72016.6%+8.8 pts

93▼58Moscow, IDID41,84216.4%−1.8 pts

94▼18Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79516.4%+4.3 pts

95▲14Lexington Park, MDMD211,17616.4%+8.1 pts

96▼3Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18216.3%+6.1 pts

97▼8Portland, OROR2,542,28216.3%+6.7 pts

98▼11Bloomington, ILIL171,41916.2%+5.3 pts

99▲33Taos, NMNM34,56416.2%+6.9 pts

100▼3Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37716.2%+5.7 pts

101▼21Concord, NHNH158,07816.2%+5.8 pts

102▼2Richmond, VAVA1,389,33816.2%+6.7 pts

103▲10Ruston, LALA48,36016.2%+0.8 pts

104▲12Manchester, NHNH433,41516.1%+6.1 pts

105▼1Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65316.1%+6.6 pts

106▲6Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68516.0%+5.2 pts

107Norwich, CTCT284,01516.0%–

108▼13Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29516.0%+6.0 pts

109▲8Traverse City, MIMI156,97216.0%+7.2 pts

110▼3Albuquerque, NMNM925,27915.9%+4.2 pts

111▲14San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36715.6%+6.3 pts

112▲19Juneau city and, AKAK31,60915.6%+2.6 pts

113▼27Lansing, MIMI479,72215.6%+3.9 pts

114▼3Syracuse, NYNY652,27315.5%+5.2 pts

115▲39Brevard, NCNC34,21115.5%+6.5 pts

116▼33Oneonta, NYNY60,58915.5%+5.7 pts

117▲9Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45115.5%+7.0 pts

118▲26Charleston, SCSC889,26315.4%+6.8 pts

119▼9St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42115.4%+6.4 pts

120▼39Lafayette, ININ228,46815.4%+2.4 pts

121▲3North Port, FLFL948,15815.3%+6.4 pts

122▲12Rolla, MOMO45,24715.3%+6.1 pts

123▼65Macomb, ILIL25,91615.3%+1.7 pts

124▲13Key West, FLFL80,40615.3%+6.6 pts

125▼5Columbus, OHOH2,242,02815.2%+6.1 pts

126▼23Lincoln, NENE352,08115.2%+4.5 pts

127▼8Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99215.1%+6.7 pts

128▼5Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68215.1%+5.7 pts

129▲40Rifle, COCO80,09915.1%+6.1 pts

130▲16Nashville, TNTN2,197,41614.9%+6.9 pts

131▲7Bellingham, WAWA236,39214.9%+6.0 pts

132▼3Lacey, WAWA304,26114.9%+3.7 pts

133▼18Santa Maria, CACA442,06514.8%+3.4 pts

134▲14Truckee, CACA101,91114.7%+6.0 pts

135▼27Midland, MIMI83,75414.7%+3.0 pts

136▲20Bend, OROR266,37614.6%+7.6 pts

137▲13Springfield, ILIL206,03314.6%+4.6 pts

138▲7Omaha, NENE1,009,83614.6%+6.2 pts

139▼11Santa Rosa, CACA486,44414.6%+4.8 pts

140▲28Logan, UTUT160,88914.5%+4.4 pts

141Columbia, SCSC879,91814.5%+5.3 pts

142Waterbury, CTCT463,34914.5%–

143▼38Columbus, ININ85,72914.4%+6.0 pts

144▼23Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65714.4%+6.2 pts

145▲13Dallas, TXTX8,477,15714.4%+5.5 pts

146▼13Hays, KSKS29,07514.4%+3.7 pts

147▼5Cody, WYWY31,17114.4%+6.4 pts

148▲14Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15514.3%+6.0 pts

149▼10Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85814.3%+5.6 pts

150▼75Brookings, SDSD37,63514.3%+1.9 pts

151▼2Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21314.3%+5.9 pts

152▲51Greenville, NCNC182,93614.3%+5.0 pts

153▲8Honolulu, HIHI988,70314.3%+5.3 pts

154▼14Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69514.2%+5.5 pts

155▲15Miami, FLFL6,391,07214.2%+4.9 pts

156▲33Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83014.2%+7.2 pts

157▼39The Villages, FLFL157,77214.2%+9.6 pts

158▼7Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37714.2%+5.3 pts

159▲12Seaford, DEDE277,14014.1%+7.6 pts

160▲27Rutland, VTVT59,65314.1%+6.2 pts

161▲19Dayton, OHOH826,55414.1%+5.0 pts

162▲13Savannah, GAGA438,31414.1%+6.4 pts

163▲142Silver City, NMNM27,25214.1%+5.0 pts

164▲36Bremerton, WAWA283,37414.0%+5.7 pts

165▲1Wilmington, NCNC492,77214.0%+7.0 pts

166▼13Napa, CACA132,94914.0%+4.6 pts

167▼2Keene, NHNH78,26914.0%+4.6 pts

168▼13Providence, RIRI1,708,16114.0%+5.4 pts

169▼22Eugene, OROR381,58414.0%+4.0 pts

170▲18Sebastian, FLFL172,79914.0%+6.0 pts

171▲123Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52713.9%+6.1 pts

172▼13Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01013.9%+5.2 pts

173▲61Ellensburg, WAWA48,80313.9%+4.6 pts

174▲67Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45913.9%+6.8 pts

175▼23Detroit, MIMI4,390,91313.8%+5.3 pts

176▼9Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44113.8%+4.7 pts

177▲6Las Cruces, NMNM229,09113.8%+4.6 pts

178▼6Sacramento, CACA2,477,27413.8%+4.8 pts

179▲34Palm Bay, FLFL663,98213.8%+5.4 pts

180▼7Harrisburg, PAPA617,42713.8%+5.0 pts

181▲3Cortland, NYNY45,85013.8%+5.7 pts

182▼5Oxnard, CACA830,85113.8%+4.3 pts

183▼4Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77513.8%+5.4 pts

184▼3Houston, TXTX7,904,62713.7%+5.0 pts

185▲7Fargo, NDND269,52813.7%+5.7 pts

186▼85Helena, MTMT97,15313.6%+3.9 pts

187▼23Provo, UTUT773,42613.5%+3.8 pts

188▼53Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69113.5%+3.3 pts

189▲21New Orleans, LALA970,84913.5%+5.6 pts

190▼47Warner Robins, GAGA208,09113.5%+5.8 pts

191▼28Binghamton, NYNY243,18913.5%+3.9 pts

192▼10Walla Walla, WAWA62,36113.5%+4.9 pts

193▼17Fayetteville, ARAR622,17713.5%+5.9 pts

194▼96Murray, KYKY39,42113.5%+2.4 pts

195▲10Crestview, FLFL315,09813.5%+4.9 pts

196▲214Ruidoso, NMNM19,84413.5%+4.0 pts

197▲1Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93813.4%+4.9 pts

198▼8Slidell, LALA279,10813.4%+3.9 pts

199▲20Louisville, KYKY1,402,50913.2%+5.1 pts

200▼3Akron, OHOH701,78013.2%+5.1 pts

201▲42Pierre, SDSD20,58813.2%+5.6 pts

202▼45Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24513.2%+4.7 pts

203▼18Anchorage, AKAK405,82113.2%+3.7 pts

204▼68Laconia, NHNH65,14713.1%+5.5 pts

205▲39Tampa, FLFL3,418,89513.1%+5.7 pts

206▲6Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76613.1%+5.2 pts

207▼33Montgomery, ALAL388,74713.0%+3.8 pts

208▲82Kalispell, MTMT115,42913.0%+6.6 pts

209▼16Knoxville, TNTN968,13713.0%+4.7 pts

210▲4Des Moines, IAIA758,53913.0%+5.2 pts

211▲7Greenville, SCSC1,014,10113.0%+6.0 pts

212▼18Glens Falls, NYNY124,37312.9%+5.2 pts

213▼17Monticello, NYNY80,58612.9%+5.3 pts

214▲3Morehead City, NCNC70,46912.9%+6.2 pts

215▲12Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64512.9%+5.5 pts

216▼15Little Rock, ARAR777,60712.9%+4.5 pts

217▼87Fairbanks, AKAK93,97212.9%+2.2 pts

218▲64St. George, UTUT213,67012.8%+5.8 pts

219▲3Orlando, FLFL2,957,67212.8%+5.1 pts

220▼29Jackson, MSMS609,84712.8%+4.6 pts

221▼1Allentown, PAPA887,61512.7%+4.9 pts

222▲33Las Vegas, NMNM30,31112.7%+3.7 pts

223▲28Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50012.6%+5.3 pts

224▼20La Crosse, WIWI171,18212.6%+4.7 pts

225▼39Corning, NYNY91,85512.6%+4.7 pts

226▲6Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01412.6%+4.4 pts

227▼16Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85012.5%+4.3 pts

228▲21Cleveland, MSMS28,26212.5%+5.6 pts

229▼21South Bend, ININ324,53812.5%+4.1 pts

230▲7Reno, NVNV578,73412.5%+5.1 pts

231▲87Bishop, CACA18,15812.5%+5.9 pts

232▲81Alamosa, COCO27,89612.4%+3.8 pts

233▲7Lubbock, TXTX368,43112.4%+4.7 pts

234▼6Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81312.4%+4.1 pts

235▼10Port Angeles, WAWA78,20212.4%+4.5 pts

236▲22Niles, MIMI152,44412.4%+5.0 pts

237▲33Boise City, IDID864,24312.3%+4.7 pts

238▼32Daphne, ALAL267,76112.3%+4.1 pts

239▲75Hilo, HIHI210,04312.3%+4.9 pts

240▼45Massena, NYNY105,48812.3%+4.4 pts

241▲42Newport, OROR50,63612.3%+3.9 pts

242▲69Kerrville, TXTX54,03712.2%+4.0 pts

243▼12Memphis, TNTN1,341,41212.2%+4.7 pts

244▼15Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55212.2%+4.1 pts

245▲3Richmond, KYKY131,80612.2%+5.2 pts

246▼1Cape Coral, FLFL875,60712.2%+4.6 pts

247▼21Cheyenne, WYWY102,93812.2%+4.1 pts

248▼33Augusta, MEME129,06712.2%+4.6 pts

249▼28Bemidji, MNMN47,05512.1%+4.6 pts

250▲35San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14012.1%+4.2 pts

251▲61Marquette, MIMI68,06412.1%+4.4 pts

252▼17Medford, OROR221,79512.1%+4.3 pts

253▲6Grand Forks, NDND105,04612.1%+4.2 pts

254▲22Springfield, MAMA464,33812.1%+4.3 pts

255▲12Elmira, NYNY80,41512.0%+3.9 pts

256▲229Vicksburg, MSMS41,75912.0%+4.1 pts

257▼97Lewisburg, PAPA42,31312.0%+4.2 pts

258▲3Winchester, VAVA152,33212.0%+5.3 pts

259▼13Johnson City, TNTN216,41612.0%+5.4 pts

260▲93Greeley, COCO378,42612.0%+4.9 pts

261▼19Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80811.9%+5.2 pts

262▲57Chattanooga, TNTN594,53011.9%+5.4 pts

263▼6Bangor, MEME157,96711.9%+4.5 pts

264▲13Greensboro, NCNC805,94511.9%+4.9 pts

265▲173McPherson, KSKS30,06411.9%+6.1 pts

266▼28Spearfish, SDSD29,45911.9%+4.7 pts

267▲33Eureka, CACA131,64711.9%+4.5 pts

268▲29Augusta, GAGA641,23111.9%+4.7 pts

269▼6Baton Rouge, LALA888,69911.9%+4.0 pts

270▲11Toledo, OHOH599,37611.8%+4.1 pts

271▲30Lancaster, PAPA563,15911.8%+5.1 pts

272▼39Lynchburg, VAVA269,16911.8%+5.2 pts

273▼2Faribault, MNMN69,93911.8%+3.7 pts

274▼35Spokane, WAWA608,01211.8%+3.4 pts

275▲9Springfield, MOMO500,69411.8%+4.8 pts

276▲44Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97511.8%+4.8 pts

277▼4Stephenville, TXTX43,91111.8%+3.0 pts

278▲2Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04711.8%+5.7 pts

279▼77Maryville, MOMO20,17411.8%+1.0 pts

280▼24Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13811.7%+3.7 pts

281Putnam, CTCT98,09611.7%–

282▼46Frankfort, KYKY77,87411.7%+4.5 pts

283▼14Ada, OKOK38,52811.7%+2.5 pts

284▼61Statesboro, GAGA97,97711.7%+1.1 pts

285▲10Erie, PAPA265,83211.7%+4.0 pts

286▼79Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91211.6%+4.9 pts

287▼57Dubuque, IAIA99,38111.6%+4.8 pts

288▼10Roanoke, VAVA316,54711.6%+4.5 pts

289▼3Ogden, UTUT672,78411.6%+4.5 pts

290▼38Utica, NYNY285,61111.6%+4.5 pts

291▲40Rexburg, IDID69,38011.6%+3.8 pts

292▼5Salinas, CACA433,72911.5%+2.8 pts

293▲46Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20611.5%+4.9 pts

294▼3Pittsburg, KSKS39,00811.5%+2.2 pts

295▼86Yankton, SDSD23,63511.5%+4.3 pts

296▼43Wichita, KSKS663,80911.5%+3.8 pts

297▼175Sheridan, WYWY33,24111.5%+5.3 pts

298▼33Waynesville, NCNC63,36911.5%+5.5 pts

299▼1Peoria, ILIL363,50511.4%+4.7 pts

300▼8Findlay, OHOH75,03411.4%+4.0 pts

301▼2Rapid City, SDSD156,93411.4%+4.1 pts

302▼34Hailey, IDID32,43611.4%+0.4 pts

303▼53Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55311.4%+4.7 pts

304▲13Chico, CACA209,21111.4%+4.4 pts

305▼12Topeka, KSKS233,05211.4%+3.5 pts

306▼46Seneca, SCSC83,77511.3%+4.2 pts

307Jamestown, NYNY124,12611.3%+4.1 pts

308▼92Mankato, MNMN104,90711.3%+2.6 pts

309▲41Milledgeville, GAGA44,02911.3%+4.8 pts

310▼46Indiana, PAPA82,87811.3%+3.6 pts

311▲116Auburn, NYNY74,36511.3%+5.0 pts

312▼33Kennewick, WAWA324,33411.3%+2.8 pts

313▼24Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63811.2%+4.9 pts

314▲18Duluth, MNMN281,21911.2%+5.0 pts

315▼188Troy, ALAL33,68811.2%+4.1 pts

316▼138Warrensburg, MOMO56,67011.2%+1.0 pts

317▲12Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33211.2%+4.8 pts

318▲90Pocatello, IDID91,59111.2%+2.6 pts

319▼13Columbus, GAGA324,83011.1%+4.3 pts

320▲18St. Simons, GAGA118,52411.1%+3.8 pts

321▼55Charleston, ILIL46,60711.1%+1.5 pts

322▲35Dover, DEDE194,78611.1%+4.1 pts

323▲47Watertown, NYNY111,54011.1%+4.7 pts

324▼2Pensacola, FLFL544,94911.1%+3.6 pts

325▼4Davenport, IAIA380,45211.1%+4.6 pts

326▼51Whitewater, WIWI106,12711.1%+4.2 pts

327▼55Muncie, ININ113,10611.0%+1.5 pts

328▲143Montrose, COCO44,59111.0%+5.6 pts

329▲6Charleston, WVWV200,17011.0%+3.7 pts

330▲52Albany, GAGA145,51011.0%+5.3 pts

331▼84Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21511.0%+4.5 pts

332▼108Bowling Green, KYKY197,18010.9%+3.0 pts

333▲3Waterloo, IAIA169,18910.9%+2.9 pts

334▲84Astoria, OROR40,92610.9%+4.4 pts

335▼47Salisbury, MDMD131,87210.9%+3.6 pts

336▲28Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03510.9%+1.8 pts

337▼83Kearney, NENE57,96210.9%+1.5 pts

338▼5Gettysburg, PAPA107,59410.9%+4.3 pts

339▲21Rome, GAGA101,37810.9%+5.0 pts

340▼10Jefferson City, MOMO152,71210.8%+3.9 pts

341▲68Waco, TXTX308,80710.8%+4.0 pts

342▲5Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08310.8%+4.1 pts

343▲25Hastings, NENE40,57710.8%+4.7 pts

344▲117Cedar City, UTUT67,14110.8%+3.3 pts

345Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19310.8%+5.0 pts

346▼147Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15410.8%+3.4 pts

347▼38Kenosha, WIWI168,44810.8%+4.5 pts

348▼14Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28510.8%+4.3 pts

349▼75Winona, MNMN50,52310.7%+3.5 pts

350▼9Scranton, PAPA574,41810.7%+4.3 pts

351▲40Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21210.7%+4.1 pts

352▼37Emporia, KSKS34,83810.7%+2.1 pts

353▼57Menomonie, WIWI46,22310.7%+3.4 pts

354Grand Junction, COCO162,84510.7%+3.3 pts

355▲8Valdosta, GAGA153,27610.6%+4.3 pts

356▲5Gainesville, GAGA226,56810.6%+3.8 pts

357▲16Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72110.6%+3.9 pts

358▼9Shreveport, LALA383,47410.6%+4.0 pts

359▼55Marion, ILIL67,22510.6%+4.5 pts

360▼18Aberdeen, SDSD41,58310.6%+4.7 pts

361▼45Evansville, ININ273,78610.5%+3.6 pts

362▼4Bismarck, NDND139,75010.5%+4.4 pts

363▲23Casper, WYWY80,52610.5%+3.9 pts

364▼9Owensboro, KYKY113,96210.5%+4.6 pts

365▲1Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27310.5%+3.5 pts

366▲24Great Falls, MTMT85,02910.5%+3.8 pts

367▼8Clarksville, TNTN349,00110.5%+4.6 pts

368▲43Sandusky, OHOH112,77710.4%+4.9 pts

369Jonesboro, ARAR139,44010.4%+4.1 pts

370▲10Batavia, NYNY58,41610.4%+4.3 pts

371▼43Staunton, VAVA129,69210.4%+4.7 pts

372▼69East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17910.4%+3.4 pts

373▼63Billings, MTMT193,60310.4%+3.3 pts

374▼37Riverton, WYWY39,46410.4%+4.1 pts

375▲45Weatherford, OKOK39,05910.4%+2.7 pts

376▲11York, PAPA473,19710.4%+4.5 pts

377▲59Kapaa, HIHI73,40010.4%+4.2 pts

378▼2New Bern, NCNC127,35810.4%+4.9 pts

379▼35Kahului, HIHI160,67410.3%+3.6 pts

380▲26Ludington, MIMI29,04010.3%+4.4 pts

381▲96Natchitoches, LALA36,08910.3%+3.2 pts

382▼42Cornelia, GAGA50,41610.3%+4.2 pts

383▼81Tahlequah, OKOK49,19610.2%+1.4 pts

384▼41Granbury, TXTX70,50110.2%+3.8 pts

385▼39Reading, PAPA440,07210.2%+3.7 pts

386▼24Ukiah, CACA88,12210.1%+2.2 pts

387▲36Deltona, FLFL746,93310.1%+3.9 pts

388▲105Enterprise, ALAL56,95310.1%+3.2 pts

389▼41Eau Claire, WIWI176,64710.1%+3.0 pts

390▲9Chambersburg, PAPA160,65210.1%+4.1 pts

391▲7Platteville, WIWI52,44610.1%+3.8 pts

392▲71Florence, ALAL156,60910.0%+4.0 pts

393▲3Gulfport, MSMS431,32910.0%+3.8 pts

394▼86Stevens Point, WIWI71,94310.0%+2.7 pts

395▼24Americus, GAGA33,39410.0%+2.0 pts

396▲61Panama City, FLFL231,17410.0%+3.7 pts

397▲15Fairmont, WVWV55,5849.9%+4.0 pts

398▼15Fort Wayne, ININ466,2589.9%+2.7 pts

399▲101Cumberland, MDMD93,6409.9%+3.7 pts

400▲5Huntington, WVWV365,9659.9%+3.9 pts

401▲25Oshkosh, WIWI174,2189.9%+3.4 pts

402▼25Sandpoint, IDID54,4209.8%+4.3 pts

403▼9Tyler, TXTX252,5499.8%+2.5 pts

404▼81Olean, NYNY75,3909.8%+3.2 pts

405▲209Clovis, NMNM65,2709.7%+3.1 pts

406▲386Newberry, SCSC39,5619.7%+5.6 pts

407▲15Fayetteville, NCNC395,4129.7%+4.0 pts

408▼36Salem, OROR445,8149.7%+2.6 pts

409▼84Pella, IAIA34,1929.7%+4.3 pts

410▼54Idaho Falls, IDID173,8519.7%+1.9 pts

411▼26Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8649.7%+3.7 pts

412▼37Tupelo, MSMS133,1679.7%+4.7 pts

413▲216Del Rio, TXTX47,8359.7%+4.4 pts

414▲42Cleveland, TNTN134,0579.7%+4.5 pts

415▼50Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6669.6%+3.2 pts

416▲73Burlington, NCNC186,1779.6%+4.2 pts

417▲53Alexandria, MNMN40,1209.6%+4.3 pts

418▼3Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5519.6%+3.6 pts

419▼3Ketchikan, AKAK13,5499.6%+3.7 pts

420▼94Brenham, TXTX38,2889.6%+4.3 pts

421▲44Clarksburg, WVWV88,1429.5%+4.5 pts

422▲45Monroe, LALA222,3909.5%+3.1 pts

423▼2Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2269.5%+3.6 pts

424▼73Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8839.5%+2.5 pts

425▲127Jefferson, GAGA99,2659.5%+5.3 pts

426▼59Danville, KYKY56,9859.5%+3.4 pts

427▲13Green Bay, WIWI336,7569.5%+4.2 pts

428▼4Tifton, GAGA51,2379.5%+3.4 pts

429▲89Midland, TXTX193,1399.4%+3.2 pts

430▲54Paducah, KYKY102,2599.4%+3.8 pts

431Rockford, ILIL337,2429.4%+3.0 pts

432▼18Abilene, TXTX185,4299.4%+2.8 pts

433▲59Altus, OKOK24,7649.4%+2.4 pts

434▲169Scottsbluff, NENE36,2729.4%+4.4 pts

435▼54Salina, KSKS59,1219.4%+3.5 pts

436▲98Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0029.4%+3.2 pts

437▼40Wenatchee, WAWA128,4149.4%+2.9 pts

438▼49Hagerstown, MDMD315,2809.4%+3.6 pts

439▲25Greenville, MSMS40,4469.4%+4.0 pts

440▼15Wooster, OHOH116,7589.4%+3.8 pts

441▲12Jackson, TNTN184,5699.4%+3.9 pts

442▲111Lebanon, PAPA146,3809.4%+3.5 pts

443▲39Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0419.4%+4.4 pts

444▼49Racine, WIWI198,9199.3%+3.0 pts

445▼8Wheeling, WVWV134,0899.3%+3.5 pts

446▼29Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4049.3%+4.1 pts

447▼3Florence, SCSC201,3929.3%+3.9 pts

448▲39Tullahoma, TNTN69,3399.3%+3.5 pts

449▼125Bartlesville, OKOK54,0379.3%+0.1 pts

450▼16St. Cloud, MNMN205,8549.3%+2.7 pts

451▲51Sheboygan, WIWI118,0479.3%+4.2 pts

452▼59Appleton, WIWI249,8769.3%+3.5 pts

453▼52Angola, ININ34,7999.2%+3.2 pts

454▼80Orangeburg, SCSC83,1779.2%+2.9 pts

455▼52Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9389.2%+0.7 pts

456▼11Mobile, ALAL411,6589.2%+2.8 pts

457▼69Spartanburg, SCSC407,6569.2%+3.2 pts

458▼30Winchester, TNTN45,5799.2%+1.9 pts

459▲36Carson, NVNV58,5719.2%+2.6 pts

460▲34Pueblo, COCO169,2779.2%+2.7 pts

461▲140Marshall, MNMN25,6849.1%+3.7 pts

462▲60Hot Springs, ARAR99,6959.1%+2.9 pts

463▼8Kingsland, GAGA60,1439.1%+3.4 pts

464▲32Nogales, AZAZ50,0209.1%+2.9 pts

465▲59Amarillo, TXTX276,2359.1%+2.2 pts

466▲109Jacksonville, NCNC217,1759.1%+4.6 pts

467▲6Amsterdam, NYNY50,0469.1%+3.5 pts

468▲12Holland, MIMI123,1889.1%+4.0 pts

469▲60Gallipolis, OHOH29,0729.1%+4.5 pts

470▼57Vallejo, CACA455,3769.1%+2.7 pts

471▼3Canton, OHOH400,2469.0%+3.2 pts

472▲31Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1189.0%+2.1 pts

473▼21Hannibal, MOMO38,9699.0%+4.9 pts

474▼24Campbellsville, KYKY38,4079.0%+3.9 pts

475▼71Brainerd, MNMN100,5629.0%+3.4 pts

476▲71Coos Bay, OROR63,9929.0%+3.2 pts

477▲28Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4978.9%+4.8 pts

478▼86Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2018.9%+4.1 pts

479▲9Williamsport, PAPA112,5878.9%+3.8 pts

480▼21Sumter, SCSC105,0678.9%+3.8 pts

481▲168Gillette, WYWY48,1458.9%+4.6 pts

482▲68La Grande, OROR25,9008.9%+1.6 pts

483▲88Ottawa, KSKS26,2998.9%+4.1 pts

484▼26Watertown, WIWI86,5058.9%+3.8 pts

485▲59Lewiston, IDID65,4508.9%+3.0 pts

486▼24Grenada, MSMS30,2228.8%+4.9 pts

487▼54Columbus, MSMS67,1448.8%+3.1 pts

488▼14Parkersburg, WVWV87,2648.8%+3.4 pts

489▼6Riverside, CACA4,769,0078.8%+3.1 pts

490▲36Saginaw, MIMI187,6888.8%+3.4 pts

491▲228Madison, ININ33,2798.8%+1.7 pts

492▼51Martin, TNTN33,2618.8%+2.0 pts

493▼39Minot, NDND75,6948.7%+3.7 pts

494▲36Greenwood, SCSC95,2158.7%+3.3 pts

495▼53Terre Haute, ININ169,2418.7%+0.9 pts

496▼21Cookeville, TNTN152,4778.6%+3.2 pts

497▼51Hermitage, PAPA107,8608.6%+2.6 pts

498▼68Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0778.6%+3.2 pts

499▼13Española, NMNM39,8328.6%+2.3 pts

500▼116Red Wing, MNMN48,1958.6%+3.3 pts

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest graduate degree?

Los Alamos, NM ranks #1 with 44.2% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by graduate degree?

Los Alamos, NM, Ithaca, NY, Ann Arbor, MI, Boulder, CO, Laramie, WY.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is graduate degree measured?

Share of adults 25+ with a graduate or professional degree. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).