RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Most graduate degrees, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). Los Alamos, NM leads at 36.0%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. The top 25 average 19.1%, against an all-metro areas median of 5.8%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

USUnited States281,421,9068.8%–

01Los Alamos, NMNM19,40736.0%+6.4 pts

02Ithaca, NYNY104,04726.7%+3.2 pts

03Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21423.8%+3.0 pts

04Corvallis, OROR97,72821.2%+2.2 pts

05Boulder, COCO328,56021.2%+4.8 pts

06Pullman, WAWA48,51219.9%−0.6 pts

07Washington, DCDC6,465,72418.9%+3.1 pts

08Iowa City, IAIA182,71118.8%+1.8 pts

09Amherst, MAMA164,06518.6%+3.3 pts

10Laramie, WYWY38,55818.5%+1.8 pts

11Charlottesville, VAVA228,59718.4%+4.2 pts

12Lawrence, KSKS120,92018.3%+1.5 pts

13Moscow, IDID41,84218.2%+2.1 pts

14Durham, NCNC625,48518.2%+3.2 pts

15State College, PAPA157,39317.5%+1.9 pts

16Champaign, ILIL239,97917.4%+1.6 pts

17Vermillion, SDSD15,03117.4%−2.1 pts

18Bloomington, ININ165,23117.2%+1.9 pts

19Santa Fe, NMNM156,90716.6%+3.5 pts

20Columbia, MOMO219,06216.4%+2.1 pts

21Gainesville, FLFL359,03616.2%+1.5 pts

22San Jose, CACA1,984,47316.1%+4.2 pts

23Ames, IAIA128,09015.9%+2.1 pts

24Trenton, NJNJ399,28915.5%+2.9 pts

25Stillwater, OKOK83,88915.4%+1.1 pts

26Ruston, LALA48,36015.3%+3.1 pts

27Boston, MAMA5,034,22115.3%+3.4 pts

28Athens, GAGA224,14815.3%+0.8 pts

29College Station, TXTX287,47615.0%+0.5 pts

30Carbondale, ILIL52,50114.8%+0.7 pts

31Tallahassee, FLFL397,44214.6%+1.9 pts

32Boone, NCNC54,78614.5%+2.5 pts

33San Francisco, CACA4,630,04114.4%+2.7 pts

34Fort Collins, COCO377,29214.4%+2.3 pts

35Starkville, MSMS62,06314.3%+1.2 pts

36Morgantown, WVWV141,99514.0%+2.2 pts

37Madison, WIWI709,68513.7%+2.3 pts

38Manhattan, KSKS136,12213.7%+2.6 pts

39Macomb, ILIL25,91613.6%+3.2 pts

40Burlington, VTVT227,80313.2%+2.2 pts

41Athens, OHOH63,19713.1%+1.1 pts

42Barnstable, MAMA233,53913.0%+3.7 pts

43Lafayette, ININ228,46813.0%+0.3 pts

44Albany, NYNY915,83513.0%+2.4 pts

45Juneau city and, AKAK31,60913.0%+1.3 pts

46Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21913.0%+2.5 pts

47Bozeman, MTMT128,74012.9%+1.0 pts

48Greenfield, MAMA70,69812.9%+3.1 pts

49Blacksburg, VAVA181,61612.8%+1.9 pts

50Santa Cruz, CACA258,85212.5%+2.1 pts

51Austin, TXTX2,620,94512.4%+2.1 pts

52Brattleboro, VTVT45,20412.4%+3.2 pts

53Brookings, SDSD37,63512.4%+0.4 pts

54Barre, VTVT59,65212.3%+3.2 pts

55New York, NYNY20,112,44812.3%+2.0 pts

56Jackson, WYWY36,58712.3%+4.9 pts

57Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79512.1%+1.3 pts

58Heber, UTUT81,65512.1%+5.2 pts

59Durango, COCO56,89812.1%+2.9 pts

60Lexington, KYKY535,17412.0%+2.2 pts

61Auburn, ALAL208,01312.0%+1.4 pts

62Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72012.0%+2.9 pts

63Oxford, MSMS71,97212.0%+0.7 pts

64Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78111.9%+2.7 pts

65Albuquerque, NMNM925,27911.7%+1.7 pts

66Lansing, MIMI479,72211.7%+1.3 pts

67Midland, MIMI83,75411.6%+0.5 pts

68Lebanon, NHNH224,50011.6%+2.8 pts

69Colorado Springs, COCO781,79611.5%+2.5 pts

70Santa Maria, CACA442,06511.4%+1.4 pts

71Nantucket, MAMA14,75811.4%+2.3 pts

72Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36811.3%+2.2 pts

73Rochester, NYNY1,056,14911.2%+2.4 pts

74Kingston, NYNY183,33011.2%+2.1 pts

75Lacey, WAWA304,26111.1%+2.5 pts

76Denver, COCO3,092,03711.1%+1.9 pts

77Murray, KYKY39,42111.1%+1.5 pts

78Pittsfield, MAMA128,22411.0%+2.9 pts

79Hailey, IDID32,43611.0%+3.4 pts

80Bloomington, ILIL171,41911.0%+2.0 pts

81Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68510.9%+1.9 pts

82San Diego, CACA3,282,24810.9%+2.0 pts

83Easton, MDMD38,23810.8%+3.3 pts

84Maryville, MOMO20,17410.8%+4.0 pts

85Chicago, ILIL9,434,12310.7%+2.3 pts

86Kirksville, MOMO29,82410.7%+2.0 pts

87Lincoln, NENE352,08110.7%+1.7 pts

88Fairbanks, AKAK93,97210.6%+1.4 pts

89Hays, KSKS29,07510.6%+4.0 pts

90Seattle, WAWA4,161,88310.6%+2.5 pts

91Statesboro, GAGA97,97710.6%+2.4 pts

92Port Townsend, WAWA33,97010.5%+4.3 pts

93Breckenridge, COCO39,06910.5%+2.3 pts

94Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37710.5%+1.5 pts

95Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11810.5%+2.2 pts

96Missoula, MTMT128,69810.4%+1.9 pts

97Hudson, NYNY60,16810.4%+2.7 pts

98Rochester, MNMN231,18410.4%+2.3 pts

99Concord, NHNH158,07810.3%+1.7 pts

100Syracuse, NYNY652,27310.3%+2.1 pts

101Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96610.3%+3.1 pts

102Huntsville, ALAL556,44410.3%+1.8 pts

103Worcester, MAMA888,50210.3%+2.1 pts

104Portland, MEME577,63510.2%+2.6 pts

105Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69110.2%+0.2 pts

106Bennington, VTVT36,63010.2%+2.0 pts

107Warrensburg, MOMO56,67010.2%+1.3 pts

108Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18210.2%+2.3 pts

109Logan, UTUT160,88910.1%−0.4 pts

110Manchester, NHNH433,41510.1%+1.8 pts

111Springfield, ILIL206,03310.0%+2.1 pts

112Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29510.0%+2.5 pts

113Edwards, COCO54,2919.9%+3.7 pts

114Eugene, OROR381,5849.9%+1.4 pts

115Oneonta, NYNY60,5899.8%+1.2 pts

116Naples, FLFL417,1319.7%+2.3 pts

117Provo, UTUT773,4269.7%+1.6 pts

118Santa Rosa, CACA486,4449.7%+1.8 pts

119Helena, MTMT97,1539.7%+1.6 pts

120Petoskey, MIMI33,7759.7%+3.2 pts

121Binghamton, NYNY243,1899.6%+1.6 pts

122Charleston, ILIL46,6079.6%+1.4 pts

123Portland, OROR2,542,2829.6%+2.0 pts

124Muncie, ININ113,1069.6%+1.2 pts

125Oxnard, CACA830,8519.5%+1.7 pts

126Richmond, VAVA1,389,3389.5%+2.0 pts

127Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6539.5%+2.0 pts

128Slidell, LALA279,1089.5%+2.1 pts

129Ruidoso, NMNM19,8449.4%+4.3 pts

130Anchorage, AKAK405,8219.4%+0.4 pts

131Pinehurst, NCNC110,6199.4%+3.5 pts

132Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6829.4%+2.0 pts

133Keene, NHNH78,2699.4%+1.3 pts

134Napa, CACA132,9499.4%+1.8 pts

135Kearney, NENE57,9629.4%+1.8 pts

136Ellensburg, WAWA48,8039.3%+2.3 pts

137San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3679.3%+1.9 pts

138Taos, NMNM34,5649.3%+2.6 pts

139Pittsburg, KSKS39,0089.3%+1.8 pts

140Miami, FLFL6,391,0729.3%+2.4 pts

141Greenville, NCNC182,9369.3%+1.0 pts

142Las Cruces, NMNM229,0919.2%+1.1 pts

143Montgomery, ALAL388,7479.2%+1.5 pts

144Ada, OKOK38,5289.2%+2.0 pts

145Bartlesville, OKOK54,0379.2%+1.1 pts

146Columbia, SCSC879,9189.2%+1.4 pts

147Rolla, MOMO45,2479.2%+1.6 pts

148Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4419.2%+1.0 pts

149Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0359.1%+1.2 pts

150Columbus, OHOH2,242,0289.1%+1.5 pts

151Dayton, OHOH826,5549.1%+1.7 pts

152Silver City, NMNM27,2529.1%+2.2 pts

153Sacramento, CACA2,477,2749.1%+1.5 pts

154St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4219.0%+2.1 pts

155Brevard, NCNC34,2119.0%+3.1 pts

156Honolulu, HIHI988,7039.0%+1.1 pts

157North Port, FLFL948,1589.0%+2.2 pts

158Rifle, COCO80,0999.0%+2.1 pts

159Las Vegas, NMNM30,3119.0%+1.2 pts

160Bellingham, WAWA236,3928.9%+2.1 pts

161Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3778.9%+1.5 pts

162Dallas, TXTX8,477,1578.8%+1.3 pts

163Traverse City, MIMI156,9728.8%+2.5 pts

164Stephenville, TXTX43,9118.8%+1.0 pts

165Houghton, MIMI40,0288.8%+1.7 pts

166Tahlequah, OKOK49,1968.8%−0.1 pts

167Harrisburg, PAPA617,4278.8%+2.3 pts

168Truckee, CACA101,9118.8%+2.2 pts

169Mankato, MNMN104,9078.7%+1.6 pts

170Houston, TXTX7,904,6278.7%+1.1 pts

171Salinas, CACA433,7298.7%+1.1 pts

172Key West, FLFL80,4068.7%+1.7 pts

173Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8588.7%+1.8 pts

174Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6958.7%+1.3 pts

175Asheville, NCNC422,3458.7%+2.3 pts

176Crestview, FLFL315,0988.7%+1.5 pts

177Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0108.7%+2.1 pts

178Walla Walla, WAWA62,3618.6%+2.6 pts

179Charleston, SCSC889,2638.6%+2.3 pts

180Alamosa, COCO27,8968.6%+1.7 pts

181Providence, RIRI1,708,1618.6%+1.7 pts

182Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9388.6%+1.3 pts

183Detroit, MIMI4,390,9138.6%+2.1 pts

184Emporia, KSKS34,8388.5%+0.7 pts

185Pocatello, IDID91,5918.5%+2.1 pts

186Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4518.5%+2.3 pts

187Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9388.5%+1.5 pts

188Kennewick, WAWA324,3348.5%+1.8 pts

189Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2458.4%+2.4 pts

190Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7758.4%+1.9 pts

191Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9928.4%+1.9 pts

192Little Rock, ARAR777,6078.4%+1.6 pts

193Spokane, WAWA608,0128.4%+2.0 pts

194Columbus, ININ85,7298.4%+1.6 pts

195South Bend, ININ324,5388.4%+1.1 pts

196Newport, OROR50,6368.4%+2.1 pts

197Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1558.4%+0.6 pts

198Palm Bay, FLFL663,9828.4%+2.0 pts

199Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2138.4%+1.9 pts

200Knoxville, TNTN968,1378.3%+1.7 pts

201Bremerton, WAWA283,3748.3%+2.4 pts

202Omaha, NENE1,009,8368.3%+1.5 pts

203Kerrville, TXTX54,0378.3%+1.1 pts

204Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8138.3%+1.0 pts

205Lexington Park, MDMD211,1768.3%+2.6 pts

206Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6578.3%+2.6 pts

207Daphne, ALAL267,7618.3%+2.4 pts

208Jackson, MSMS609,8478.2%+1.0 pts

209Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8508.2%+0.6 pts

210Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0148.2%+0.9 pts

211Elmira, NYNY80,4158.1%+1.3 pts

212Faribault, MNMN69,9398.1%+1.0 pts

213Akron, OHOH701,7808.1%+1.8 pts

214Cheyenne, WYWY102,9388.1%+1.4 pts

215Louisville, KYKY1,402,5098.1%+1.7 pts

216Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5528.1%+2.0 pts

217Cortland, NYNY45,8508.1%+0.7 pts

218Nashville, TNTN2,197,4168.1%+1.4 pts

219Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1388.0%+1.0 pts

220Waterloo, IAIA169,1898.0%+2.7 pts

221Cody, WYWY31,1718.0%+2.4 pts

222Ukiah, CACA88,1228.0%+2.0 pts

223Fargo, NDND269,5287.9%+1.2 pts

224Rutland, VTVT59,6537.9%+1.7 pts

225Vicksburg, MSMS41,7597.9%+0.9 pts

226Massena, NYNY105,4887.9%+0.5 pts

227San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1407.9%+1.3 pts

228Sebastian, FLFL172,7997.9%+2.0 pts

229New Orleans, LALA970,8497.9%+1.1 pts

230Corning, NYNY91,8557.9%+1.7 pts

231Americus, GAGA33,3947.9%+1.4 pts

232La Crosse, WIWI171,1827.9%+1.5 pts

233Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7667.9%+1.7 pts

234Topeka, KSKS233,0527.9%+1.3 pts

235Bowling Green, KYKY197,1807.9%+1.7 pts

236Port Angeles, WAWA78,2027.9%+2.5 pts

237Baton Rouge, LALA888,6997.9%+0.9 pts

238Grand Forks, NDND105,0467.9%+1.3 pts

239Hood River, OROR23,7207.8%+1.3 pts

240Rexburg, IDID69,3807.8%+1.9 pts

241Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5277.8%+3.1 pts

242Lewisburg, PAPA42,3137.8%−0.2 pts

243Medford, OROR221,7957.8%+1.8 pts

244Marquette, MIMI68,0647.8%+1.0 pts

245Idaho Falls, IDID173,8517.8%+1.4 pts

246Allentown, PAPA887,6157.8%+1.6 pts

247Glens Falls, NYNY124,3737.8%+1.7 pts

248Lubbock, TXTX368,4317.8%+0.5 pts

249Terre Haute, ININ169,2417.8%+0.7 pts

250Toledo, OHOH599,3767.8%+1.5 pts

251Des Moines, IAIA758,5397.7%+1.5 pts

252Warner Robins, GAGA208,0917.7%+2.0 pts

253Springfield, MAMA464,3387.7%+1.4 pts

254Orlando, FLFL2,957,6727.7%+1.6 pts

255Indiana, PAPA82,8787.7%+1.6 pts

256Savannah, GAGA438,3147.7%+1.9 pts

257Weatherford, OKOK39,0597.7%−0.1 pts

258Boise City, IDID864,2437.7%+1.7 pts

259Kingsville, TXTX30,3157.6%−0.4 pts

260Erie, PAPA265,8327.6%+2.2 pts

261Wichita, KSKS663,8097.6%+1.2 pts

262Cape Coral, FLFL875,6077.6%+1.9 pts

263Fayetteville, ARAR622,1777.6%+1.5 pts

264Monticello, NYNY80,5867.6%+0.4 pts

265Laconia, NHNH65,1477.6%+1.4 pts

266Pierre, SDSD20,5887.6%+1.0 pts

267Augusta, MEME129,0677.6%+1.3 pts

268Bemidji, MNMN47,0557.5%−0.1 pts

269Memphis, TNTN1,341,4127.5%+1.4 pts

270Pensacola, FLFL544,9497.5%+1.6 pts

271Cedar City, UTUT67,1417.5%+0.8 pts

272Hilo, HIHI210,0437.5%+2.4 pts

273Big Rapids, MIMI42,3207.4%−0.4 pts

274Bangor, MEME157,9677.4%+1.1 pts

275Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6457.4%+1.6 pts

276Findlay, OHOH75,0347.4%+1.9 pts

277Eureka, CACA131,6477.4%+1.5 pts

278Niles, MIMI152,4447.4%+1.1 pts

279Reno, NVNV578,7347.4%+0.8 pts

280Tampa, FLFL3,418,8957.4%+1.7 pts

281Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1547.4%+1.1 pts

282St. Simons, GAGA118,5247.3%+1.8 pts

283Grand Junction, COCO162,8457.3%+1.7 pts

284Salisbury, MDMD131,8727.3%+1.8 pts

285Menomonie, WIWI46,2237.3%−0.2 pts

286Winchester, TNTN45,5797.3%+2.2 pts

287Rapid City, SDSD156,9347.3%+1.3 pts

288La Grande, OROR25,9007.3%+2.1 pts

289Atchison, KSKS16,1727.3%+1.3 pts

290Charleston, WVWV200,1707.3%+1.8 pts

291Winona, MNMN50,5237.3%+0.9 pts

292Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5007.3%+1.7 pts

293Frankfort, KYKY77,8747.3%+0.1 pts

294Fort Wayne, ININ466,2587.2%+0.7 pts

295Stevens Point, WIWI71,9437.2%+1.2 pts

296Tyler, TXTX252,5497.2%+1.0 pts

297Jamestown, NYNY124,1267.2%+1.6 pts

298Spearfish, SDSD29,4597.2%+2.0 pts

299Augusta, GAGA641,2317.2%+1.4 pts

300Salem, OROR445,8147.2%+0.9 pts

301Yankton, SDSD23,6357.2%+1.1 pts

302Seneca, SCSC83,7757.1%+2.6 pts

303Billings, MTMT193,6037.1%+1.6 pts

304Greeley, COCO378,4267.1%+0.7 pts

305Roanoke, VAVA316,5477.1%+1.6 pts

306Utica, NYNY285,6117.1%+1.1 pts

307Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4597.1%+2.5 pts

308Natchitoches, LALA36,0897.1%−0.0 pts

309Madison, ININ33,2797.1%+1.6 pts

310Eau Claire, WIWI176,6477.1%+1.3 pts

311Ogden, UTUT672,7847.1%+1.4 pts

312Troy, ALAL33,6887.0%+1.6 pts

313St. George, UTUT213,6707.0%+1.4 pts

314Dover, DEDE194,7867.0%+1.4 pts

315Bend, OROR266,3767.0%+2.1 pts

316East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1797.0%+1.2 pts

317Springfield, MOMO500,6947.0%+0.8 pts

318Altus, OKOK24,7647.0%+0.5 pts

319Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9757.0%+2.2 pts

320Chico, CACA209,2117.0%+1.0 pts

321Jefferson City, MOMO152,7127.0%+1.1 pts

322Richmond, KYKY131,8067.0%+0.4 pts

323Greensboro, NCNC805,9457.0%+1.5 pts

324Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2737.0%+1.2 pts

325Wilmington, NCNC492,7727.0%+2.1 pts

326Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8307.0%+2.0 pts

327Enterprise, ALAL56,9537.0%+1.2 pts

328Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8837.0%+1.5 pts

329Greenville, SCSC1,014,1016.9%+1.4 pts

330Evansville, ININ273,7866.9%+0.8 pts

331Cleveland, MSMS28,2626.9%+1.5 pts

332Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1186.9%+1.5 pts

333Vincennes, ININ35,6526.9%+1.6 pts

334Amarillo, TXTX276,2356.9%+1.4 pts

335Kokomo, ININ83,9046.8%+1.1 pts

336Whitewater, WIWI106,1276.8%+0.8 pts

337Columbus, GAGA324,8306.8%+1.6 pts

338Waco, TXTX308,8076.8%+1.3 pts

339Gainesville, GAGA226,5686.8%+1.2 pts

340Peoria, ILIL363,5056.8%+1.5 pts

341Dubuque, IAIA99,3816.8%+1.7 pts

342Kahului, HIHI160,6746.8%+1.6 pts

343Lancaster, PAPA563,1596.7%+1.4 pts

344Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8086.7%+1.4 pts

345Brookings, OROR22,6216.7%+2.8 pts

346Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9126.7%+1.5 pts

347Martin, TNTN33,2616.7%+2.2 pts

348Clovis, NMNM65,2706.7%+0.8 pts

349Morehead City, NCNC70,4696.7%+1.6 pts

350Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5536.7%+1.2 pts

351Winchester, VAVA152,3326.7%+2.2 pts

352Durant, OKOK51,3676.7%−0.8 pts

353Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7216.7%+1.6 pts

354Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0836.7%+1.1 pts

355Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2126.7%+1.5 pts

356Great Falls, MTMT85,0296.7%+1.0 pts

357Bishop, CACA18,1586.6%+2.5 pts

358Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2066.6%+1.3 pts

359Casper, WYWY80,5266.6%+0.7 pts

360Carson, NVNV58,5716.6%+0.5 pts

361Enid, OKOK61,7796.6%+1.2 pts

362Lynchburg, VAVA269,1696.6%+0.9 pts

363Abilene, TXTX185,4296.6%+0.6 pts

364Huntsville, TXTX83,8426.6%−0.8 pts

365Olean, NYNY75,3906.6%+1.2 pts

366Johnson City, TNTN216,4166.6%+1.6 pts

367Shreveport, LALA383,4746.5%+0.9 pts

368Gettysburg, PAPA107,5946.5%+1.6 pts

369St. Cloud, MNMN205,8546.5%+1.4 pts

370Wenatchee, WAWA128,4146.5%+2.1 pts

371Milledgeville, GAGA44,0296.5%+1.1 pts

372Chattanooga, TNTN594,5306.5%+1.7 pts

373Astoria, OROR40,9266.5%+0.9 pts

374Oshkosh, WIWI174,2186.5%+0.8 pts

375Seaford, DEDE277,1406.5%+2.3 pts

376Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2856.5%+1.4 pts

377Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2156.5%+1.3 pts

378Davenport, IAIA380,4526.5%+1.3 pts

379Monroe, LALA222,3906.5%+1.1 pts

380Reading, PAPA440,0726.5%+1.3 pts

381Mobile, ALAL411,6586.4%+1.4 pts

382Pueblo, COCO169,2776.4%+1.4 pts

383Roswell, NMNM63,3646.4%+1.0 pts

384Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3326.4%+0.3 pts

385Scranton, PAPA574,4186.4%+1.3 pts

386Rockford, ILIL337,2426.4%+1.3 pts

387Valdosta, GAGA153,2766.4%+0.6 pts

388Kalispell, MTMT115,4296.4%+1.8 pts

389Watertown, NYNY111,5406.4%+1.7 pts

390Orangeburg, SCSC83,1776.4%+1.1 pts

391Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6666.4%+1.1 pts

392Granbury, TXTX70,5016.4%+2.2 pts

393Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6386.3%+1.5 pts

394Riverton, WYWY39,4646.3%+1.2 pts

395Española, NMNM39,8326.3%+2.7 pts

396Vallejo, CACA455,3766.3%+1.1 pts

397Jonesboro, ARAR139,4406.3%+1.4 pts

398Racine, WIWI198,9196.3%+1.4 pts

399Marshall, MOMO23,2656.3%+2.8 pts

400Oxford, ALAL115,8346.3%+1.2 pts

401Alamogordo, NMNM70,3686.3%+0.1 pts

402Hot Springs, ARAR99,6956.3%+1.5 pts

403Platteville, WIWI52,4466.3%+1.0 pts

404Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1916.3%+0.9 pts

405Kenosha, WIWI168,4486.3%+2.2 pts

406Deltona, FLFL746,9336.3%+1.3 pts

407Midland, TXTX193,1396.3%−0.4 pts

408Panama City, FLFL231,1746.2%+1.3 pts

409Auburn, NYNY74,3656.2%+1.3 pts

410Nogales, AZAZ50,0206.2%+2.1 pts

411Duluth, MNMN281,2196.2%+1.3 pts

412Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0026.2%+2.0 pts

413Gulfport, MSMS431,3296.2%+0.8 pts

414Sheridan, WYWY33,2416.2%+1.2 pts

415Cumberland, MDMD93,6406.2%+0.7 pts

416Batavia, NYNY58,4166.2%+0.9 pts

417Bismarck, NDND139,7506.1%+0.0 pts

418Kapaa, HIHI73,4006.1%+2.2 pts

419Hastings, NENE40,5776.1%+1.8 pts

420Danville, KYKY56,9856.1%+1.6 pts

421Angola, ININ34,7996.1%+0.6 pts

422Florence, ALAL156,6096.1%+1.1 pts

423Cornelia, GAGA50,4166.1%+1.8 pts

424Marion, ILIL67,2256.1%+1.1 pts

425Tifton, GAGA51,2376.0%+0.8 pts

426Marion, ININ66,5246.0%+0.6 pts

427Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0476.0%+1.5 pts

428Hermiston, OROR93,7216.0%+1.9 pts

429Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8646.0%+1.5 pts

430Spartanburg, SCSC407,6566.0%+1.6 pts

431Hermitage, PAPA107,8606.0%+1.1 pts

432Elk City, OKOK22,1596.0%+0.9 pts

433Sherman, TXTX153,6136.0%+0.8 pts

434Huntington, WVWV365,9656.0%+0.9 pts

435Waynesville, NCNC63,3696.0%+1.7 pts

436Chambersburg, PAPA160,6526.0%+0.9 pts

437Sonora, CACA53,1606.0%+1.5 pts

438Sioux City, IAIA145,7386.0%+1.2 pts

439Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4425.9%+1.8 pts

440Plymouth, ININ46,5995.9%+0.6 pts

441Sayre, PAPA59,6005.9%+0.3 pts

442Aberdeen, SDSD41,5835.9%+0.4 pts

443Jacksonville, ILIL37,3815.9%+0.7 pts

444Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5515.9%+1.1 pts

445Owensboro, KYKY113,9625.9%+0.5 pts

446Salina, KSKS59,1215.9%+0.1 pts

447York, PAPA473,1975.9%+1.5 pts

448Lebanon, PAPA146,3805.9%+1.6 pts

449Fairmont, WVWV55,5845.9%+1.7 pts

450Lawton, OKOK127,5905.9%+0.2 pts

451Ludington, MIMI29,0405.9%+1.8 pts

452Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2265.9%+1.0 pts

453Clarksville, TNTN349,0015.9%+1.3 pts

454Canton, OHOH400,2465.9%+1.3 pts

455Hutchinson, KSKS61,5395.9%+1.4 pts

456Lewiston, IDID65,4505.8%+1.5 pts

457Sanford, NCNC70,2585.8%+2.0 pts

458Ketchikan, AKAK13,5495.8%−0.7 pts

459Rome, GAGA101,3785.8%+0.5 pts

460Mountain Home, IDID29,4655.8%+1.2 pts

461Tullahoma, TNTN69,3395.8%+0.7 pts

462McPherson, KSKS30,0645.8%+1.2 pts

463Hagerstown, MDMD315,2805.8%+1.3 pts

464Greencastle, ININ37,8765.8%+0.2 pts

465Rochelle, ILIL51,3995.8%+2.3 pts

466Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1935.8%+1.0 pts

467Richmond, ININ66,1695.8%+0.6 pts

468Wheeling, WVWV134,0895.8%+1.2 pts

469Killeen, TXTX511,4975.8%+0.9 pts

470Appleton, WIWI249,8765.8%+1.7 pts

471Great Bend, KSKS24,7905.7%+1.9 pts

472Warsaw, ININ80,8925.7%−0.2 pts

473Coos Bay, OROR63,9925.7%+1.8 pts

474Riverside, CACA4,769,0075.7%+0.7 pts

475Columbus, MSMS67,1445.7%+1.5 pts

476Staunton, VAVA129,6925.7%+0.9 pts

477Fayetteville, NCNC395,4125.7%+0.9 pts

478Mason City, IAIA49,7105.7%+1.4 pts

479Kingsland, GAGA60,1435.7%+2.5 pts

480Flint, MIMI401,0935.7%+0.9 pts

481Huntington, ININ37,2245.7%+0.8 pts

482Wausau, WIWI139,4325.7%+1.6 pts

483Albany, GAGA145,5105.7%+0.6 pts

484Quincy, ILIL74,1465.7%+1.5 pts

485Paducah, KYKY102,2595.7%+1.0 pts

486Marietta, OHOH58,3895.7%+1.3 pts

487Alexandria, LALA147,9525.6%+0.6 pts

488Arkansas City, KSKS34,3825.6%+0.6 pts

489Dodge City, KSKS33,9935.6%−0.3 pts

490Shawnee, OKOK75,1025.6%+1.4 pts

491Kankakee, ILIL105,5255.6%+1.6 pts

492Amsterdam, NYNY50,0465.6%+1.7 pts

493Lafayette, LALA423,7585.6%+0.9 pts

494Wooster, OHOH116,7585.6%+0.8 pts

495Meridian, MSMS85,4195.6%+1.3 pts

496Sandusky, OHOH112,7775.6%+1.1 pts

497Battle Creek, MIMI133,4085.6%+0.8 pts

498Gloversville, NYNY52,2165.6%+1.1 pts

499Wabash, ININ30,7135.6%+0.6 pts

500Decatur, ILIL99,3005.6%+0.6 pts

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest graduate degree?

Los Alamos, NM ranks #1 with 36.0% (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by graduate degree?

Los Alamos, NM, Ithaca, NY, Ann Arbor, MI, Corvallis, OR, Boulder, CO.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is graduate degree measured?

Share of adults 25+ with a graduate or professional degree. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.