RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Most graduate degrees, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). Los Alamos, NM leads at 36.8%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. The top 25 average 21.1%, against an all-metro areas median of 6.8%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

USUnited States308,745,53810.2%–

01Los Alamos, NMNM19,40736.8%+0.8 pts

02Ithaca, NYNY104,04728.5%+1.8 pts

03Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21426.2%+2.4 pts

04Boulder, COCO328,56025.0%+3.7 pts

05Corvallis, OROR97,72822.5%+1.3 pts

06Washington, DCDC6,465,72421.9%+3.1 pts

07Pullman, WAWA48,51221.6%+1.8 pts

08Lawrence, KSKS120,92021.1%+2.8 pts

09Amherst, MAMA164,06520.8%+2.2 pts

10Iowa City, IAIA182,71120.5%+1.7 pts

11Charlottesville, VAVA228,59720.5%+2.1 pts

12Durham, NCNC625,48520.2%+2.0 pts

13Laramie, WYWY38,55820.1%+1.6 pts

14State College, PAPA157,39319.2%+1.7 pts

15San Jose, CACA1,984,47319.1%+3.0 pts

16Moscow, IDID41,84219.0%+0.8 pts

17Santa Fe, NMNM156,90719.0%+2.4 pts

18Champaign, ILIL239,97918.7%+1.3 pts

19Bloomington, ININ165,23118.6%+1.4 pts

20Boston, MAMA5,034,22118.3%+3.0 pts

21Carbondale, ILIL52,50118.2%+3.4 pts

22Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21918.1%+5.2 pts

23Columbia, MOMO219,06218.0%+1.7 pts

24Trenton, NJNJ399,28917.6%+2.1 pts

25Starkville, MSMS62,06317.4%+3.0 pts

26Gainesville, FLFL359,03616.9%+0.7 pts

27Athens, GAGA224,14816.8%+1.5 pts

28San Francisco, CACA4,630,04116.8%+2.4 pts

29Fort Collins, COCO377,29216.6%+2.2 pts

30Boone, NCNC54,78616.3%+1.8 pts

31Barnstable, MAMA233,53916.1%+3.1 pts

32Bozeman, MTMT128,74016.1%+3.3 pts

33Ames, IAIA128,09016.0%+0.1 pts

34Heber, UTUT81,65516.0%+3.8 pts

35Vermillion, SDSD15,03115.7%−1.7 pts

36Madison, WIWI709,68515.7%+2.0 pts

37Barre, VTVT59,65215.6%+3.3 pts

38Easton, MDMD38,23815.6%+4.8 pts

39Port Townsend, WAWA33,97015.4%+4.9 pts

40Nantucket, MAMA14,75815.2%+3.9 pts

41Oxford, MSMS71,97215.1%+3.1 pts

42Athens, OHOH63,19715.1%+1.9 pts

43College Station, TXTX287,47615.0%+0.0 pts

44Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78115.0%+3.1 pts

45Brattleboro, VTVT45,20414.9%+2.5 pts

46Albany, NYNY915,83514.8%+1.8 pts

47Burlington, VTVT227,80314.7%+1.5 pts

48Durango, COCO56,89814.7%+2.6 pts

49Stillwater, OKOK83,88914.6%−0.8 pts

50Macomb, ILIL25,91614.6%+1.0 pts

51Morgantown, WVWV141,99514.5%+0.5 pts

52New York, NYNY20,112,44814.4%+2.1 pts

53Greenfield, MAMA70,69814.3%+1.5 pts

54Tallahassee, FLFL397,44214.3%−0.3 pts

55Lafayette, ININ228,46814.2%+1.2 pts

56Santa Cruz, CACA258,85213.9%+1.5 pts

57Manhattan, KSKS136,12213.9%+0.2 pts

58Blacksburg, VAVA181,61613.9%+1.1 pts

59Lexington, KYKY535,17413.9%+1.9 pts

60Ruston, LALA48,36013.8%−1.5 pts

61Missoula, MTMT128,69813.7%+3.3 pts

62Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72013.7%+1.7 pts

63Lebanon, NHNH224,50013.6%+2.0 pts

64Breckenridge, COCO39,06913.6%+3.2 pts

65Jackson, WYWY36,58713.6%+1.3 pts

66Austin, TXTX2,620,94513.6%+1.1 pts

67Kingston, NYNY183,33013.6%+2.4 pts

68Rochester, NYNY1,056,14913.6%+2.3 pts

69Brookings, SDSD37,63513.2%+0.9 pts

70Colorado Springs, COCO781,79613.2%+1.7 pts

71Murray, KYKY39,42113.1%+2.0 pts

72Denver, COCO3,092,03713.1%+2.0 pts

73Auburn, ALAL208,01313.0%+1.0 pts

74Hudson, NYNY60,16812.9%+2.5 pts

75Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36812.8%+1.6 pts

76Seattle, WAWA4,161,88312.8%+2.2 pts

77Chicago, ILIL9,434,12312.8%+2.0 pts

78Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79512.7%+0.6 pts

79Lansing, MIMI479,72212.7%+1.0 pts

80San Diego, CACA3,282,24812.7%+1.9 pts

81Worcester, MAMA888,50212.7%+2.5 pts

82Concord, NHNH158,07812.7%+2.4 pts

83Albuquerque, NMNM925,27912.7%+1.0 pts

84Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37712.7%+2.2 pts

85Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11812.7%+2.2 pts

86Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96612.6%+2.3 pts

87Pittsfield, MAMA128,22412.6%+1.6 pts

88Bloomington, ILIL171,41912.6%+1.7 pts

89Juneau city and, AKAK31,60912.5%−0.5 pts

90Rochester, MNMN231,18412.5%+2.1 pts

91Midland, MIMI83,75412.5%+0.8 pts

92Lacey, WAWA304,26112.4%+1.3 pts

93Santa Maria, CACA442,06512.4%+1.0 pts

94Bennington, VTVT36,63012.1%+1.9 pts

95Portland, MEME577,63512.1%+1.9 pts

96Huntsville, ALAL556,44412.1%+1.8 pts

97Manchester, NHNH433,41512.1%+2.0 pts

98Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68512.0%+1.2 pts

99Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29512.0%+2.0 pts

100Syracuse, NYNY652,27311.9%+1.6 pts

101Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65311.9%+2.4 pts

102Portland, OROR2,542,28211.9%+2.3 pts

103Naples, FLFL417,13111.9%+2.1 pts

104Ada, OKOK38,52811.8%+2.6 pts

105Ellensburg, WAWA48,80311.8%+2.5 pts

106Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18211.7%+1.6 pts

107Edwards, COCO54,29111.7%+1.8 pts

108Hays, KSKS29,07511.7%+1.0 pts

109Logan, UTUT160,88911.6%+1.5 pts

110Hailey, IDID32,43611.5%+0.5 pts

111San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36711.4%+2.0 pts

112Richmond, VAVA1,389,33811.4%+1.9 pts

113Columbia, SCSC879,91811.3%+2.2 pts

114Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68211.3%+1.9 pts

115Lincoln, NENE352,08111.3%+0.7 pts

116Fairbanks, AKAK93,97211.3%+0.7 pts

117Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65711.3%+3.0 pts

118Springfield, ILIL206,03311.3%+1.3 pts

119Columbus, ININ85,72911.2%+2.8 pts

120Helena, MTMT97,15311.2%+1.5 pts

121Oxnard, CACA830,85111.2%+1.7 pts

122St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42111.2%+2.1 pts

123Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69111.1%+0.9 pts

124Santa Rosa, CACA486,44411.1%+1.3 pts

125Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45111.0%+2.6 pts

126Eugene, OROR381,58411.0%+1.1 pts

127Oneonta, NYNY60,58911.0%+1.2 pts

128Binghamton, NYNY243,18911.0%+1.4 pts

129Taos, NMNM34,56411.0%+1.6 pts

130Columbus, OHOH2,242,02810.9%+1.8 pts

131Lexington Park, MDMD211,17610.9%+2.6 pts

132Petoskey, MIMI33,77510.8%+1.2 pts

133Provo, UTUT773,42610.7%+1.0 pts

134Bellingham, WAWA236,39210.7%+1.8 pts

135Truckee, CACA101,91110.7%+1.9 pts

136Bemidji, MNMN47,05510.7%+3.1 pts

137North Port, FLFL948,15810.6%+1.7 pts

138Honolulu, HIHI988,70310.6%+1.6 pts

139Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01010.6%+1.9 pts

140Omaha, NENE1,009,83610.6%+2.2 pts

141Providence, RIRI1,708,16110.6%+1.9 pts

142Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44110.5%+1.4 pts

143Kirksville, MOMO29,82410.5%−0.2 pts

144Rolla, MOMO45,24710.5%+1.3 pts

145Keene, NHNH78,26910.5%+1.1 pts

146Asheville, NCNC422,34510.5%+1.8 pts

147Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01410.5%+2.3 pts

148Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15510.5%+2.1 pts

149Detroit, MIMI4,390,91310.5%+1.9 pts

150Alamosa, COCO27,89610.4%+1.8 pts

151Harrisburg, PAPA617,42710.4%+1.6 pts

152Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99210.4%+2.0 pts

153Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85810.4%+1.7 pts

154Anchorage, AKAK405,82110.4%+0.9 pts

155Greenville, NCNC182,93610.4%+1.1 pts

156Dayton, OHOH826,55410.4%+1.3 pts

157Houghton, MIMI40,02810.4%+1.5 pts

158Silver City, NMNM27,25210.3%+1.2 pts

159Miami, FLFL6,391,07210.3%+1.0 pts

160Pinehurst, NCNC110,61910.3%+0.9 pts

161Traverse City, MIMI156,97210.3%+1.5 pts

162Brevard, NCNC34,21110.3%+1.3 pts

163Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24510.2%+1.8 pts

164Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69510.2%+1.5 pts

165Charleston, SCSC889,26310.2%+1.5 pts

166Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21310.2%+1.8 pts

167Napa, CACA132,94910.2%+0.8 pts

168Montgomery, ALAL388,74710.2%+0.9 pts

169Statesboro, GAGA97,97710.2%−0.4 pts

170Spearfish, SDSD29,45910.1%+3.0 pts

171Sacramento, CACA2,477,27410.1%+1.0 pts

172Grand Forks, NDND105,04610.1%+2.2 pts

173Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77510.0%+1.6 pts

174Las Vegas, NMNM30,31110.0%+1.1 pts

175Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37710.0%+1.1 pts

176Las Cruces, NMNM229,09110.0%+0.8 pts

177Bremerton, WAWA283,37410.0%+1.7 pts

178Fargo, NDND269,52810.0%+2.1 pts

179Walla Walla, WAWA62,36110.0%+1.4 pts

180Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15410.0%+2.6 pts

181Mankato, MNMN104,90710.0%+1.2 pts

182Dallas, TXTX8,477,1579.9%+1.1 pts

183Faribault, MNMN69,9399.9%+1.8 pts

184Key West, FLFL80,4069.9%+1.2 pts

185Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9389.9%+1.4 pts

186Akron, OHOH701,7809.9%+1.8 pts

187Warrensburg, MOMO56,6709.8%−0.3 pts

188Rifle, COCO80,0999.8%+0.9 pts

189Sebastian, FLFL172,7999.8%+1.9 pts

190Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5279.8%+2.0 pts

191Palm Bay, FLFL663,9829.7%+1.4 pts

192Richmond, KYKY131,8069.7%+2.8 pts

193Charleston, ILIL46,6079.7%+0.1 pts

194Nashville, TNTN2,197,4169.7%+1.6 pts

195Spokane, WAWA608,0129.7%+1.3 pts

196Ruidoso, NMNM19,8449.7%+0.2 pts

197Wilmington, NCNC492,7729.7%+2.7 pts

198Houston, TXTX7,904,6279.6%+0.9 pts

199Glens Falls, NYNY124,3739.6%+1.9 pts

200Allentown, PAPA887,6159.6%+1.9 pts

201Crestview, FLFL315,0989.6%+0.9 pts

202Muncie, ININ113,1069.6%+0.0 pts

203Port Angeles, WAWA78,2029.5%+1.7 pts

204Slidell, LALA279,1089.5%+0.1 pts

205Hood River, OROR23,7209.5%+1.7 pts

206Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1389.5%+1.5 pts

207Corning, NYNY91,8559.5%+1.5 pts

208Louisville, KYKY1,402,5099.4%+1.3 pts

209Knoxville, TNTN968,1379.4%+1.1 pts

210Cody, WYWY31,1719.4%+1.4 pts

211Little Rock, ARAR777,6079.4%+1.0 pts

212Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7669.4%+1.5 pts

213Elmira, NYNY80,4159.3%+1.2 pts

214Newport, OROR50,6369.3%+0.9 pts

215Cortland, NYNY45,8509.3%+1.2 pts

216La Crosse, WIWI171,1829.3%+1.4 pts

217Winona, MNMN50,5239.3%+2.0 pts

218Maryville, MOMO20,1749.3%−1.5 pts

219Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8509.3%+1.1 pts

220Savannah, GAGA438,3149.3%+1.6 pts

221Troy, ALAL33,6889.3%+2.2 pts

222Kearney, NENE57,9629.3%−0.1 pts

223Lewisburg, PAPA42,3139.2%+1.4 pts

224Kerrville, TXTX54,0379.2%+0.9 pts

225Yankton, SDSD23,6359.2%+2.1 pts

226Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8139.2%+0.9 pts

227Jackson, MSMS609,8479.2%+0.9 pts

228Salinas, CACA433,7299.2%+0.4 pts

229Vicksburg, MSMS41,7599.1%+1.2 pts

230Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5529.1%+1.0 pts

231Reno, NVNV578,7349.0%+1.6 pts

232Marquette, MIMI68,0649.0%+1.3 pts

233Niles, MIMI152,4449.0%+1.6 pts

234Rutland, VTVT59,6539.0%+1.1 pts

235Topeka, KSKS233,0529.0%+1.1 pts

236Carson, NVNV58,5719.0%+2.4 pts

237San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1409.0%+1.1 pts

238South Bend, ININ324,5389.0%+0.6 pts

239Pittsburg, KSKS39,0089.0%−0.3 pts

240Emporia, KSKS34,8389.0%+0.4 pts

241Atchison, KSKS16,1729.0%+1.7 pts

242Orlando, FLFL2,957,6729.0%+1.3 pts

243New Orleans, LALA970,8498.9%+1.0 pts

244Des Moines, IAIA758,5398.9%+1.2 pts

245Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8308.9%+2.0 pts

246Laconia, NHNH65,1478.9%+1.3 pts

247Medford, OROR221,7958.9%+1.2 pts

248Pierre, SDSD20,5888.9%+1.4 pts

249Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6458.9%+1.5 pts

250Salisbury, MDMD131,8728.9%+1.6 pts

251Pocatello, IDID91,5918.9%+0.4 pts

252Cape Coral, FLFL875,6078.9%+1.3 pts

253Jamestown, NYNY124,1268.9%+1.7 pts

254Bend, OROR266,3768.9%+1.9 pts

255Augusta, MEME129,0678.9%+1.3 pts

256Frankfort, KYKY77,8748.8%+1.6 pts

257Monticello, NYNY80,5868.8%+1.2 pts

258Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4598.8%+1.7 pts

259Seneca, SCSC83,7758.8%+1.7 pts

260Menomonie, WIWI46,2238.8%+1.5 pts

261Tahlequah, OKOK49,1968.8%+0.0 pts

262Kennewick, WAWA324,3348.8%+0.4 pts

263Springfield, MAMA464,3388.8%+1.1 pts

264Bowling Green, KYKY197,1808.8%+0.9 pts

265Dubuque, IAIA99,3818.8%+2.0 pts

266Rapid City, SDSD156,9348.8%+1.5 pts

267Boise City, IDID864,2438.8%+1.1 pts

268Rexburg, IDID69,3808.8%+0.9 pts

269Lubbock, TXTX368,4318.7%+1.0 pts

270Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9758.7%+1.7 pts

271Ukiah, CACA88,1228.7%+0.8 pts

272Memphis, TNTN1,341,4128.7%+1.2 pts

273Toledo, OHOH599,3768.7%+0.9 pts

274Daphne, ALAL267,7618.7%+0.4 pts

275Erie, PAPA265,8328.7%+1.0 pts

276Warner Robins, GAGA208,0918.7%+0.9 pts

277Whitewater, WIWI106,1278.6%+1.8 pts

278Massena, NYNY105,4888.6%+0.7 pts

279Eureka, CACA131,6478.6%+1.2 pts

280Stevens Point, WIWI71,9438.6%+1.4 pts

281Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5008.6%+1.4 pts

282Fayetteville, ARAR622,1778.6%+1.0 pts

283Ogden, UTUT672,7848.6%+1.6 pts

284Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6388.6%+2.3 pts

285Winchester, VAVA152,3328.6%+1.9 pts

286Findlay, OHOH75,0348.6%+1.2 pts

287Natchitoches, LALA36,0898.6%+1.5 pts

288Greenville, SCSC1,014,1018.6%+1.7 pts

289Tampa, FLFL3,418,8958.6%+1.2 pts

290Roanoke, VAVA316,5478.6%+1.5 pts

291Wichita, KSKS663,8098.6%+0.9 pts

292Seaford, DEDE277,1408.5%+2.1 pts

293Grand Junction, COCO162,8458.5%+1.2 pts

294Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9388.5%−0.1 pts

295Enterprise, ALAL56,9538.5%+1.5 pts

296Augusta, GAGA641,2318.5%+1.3 pts

297Watertown, NYNY111,5408.5%+2.1 pts

298Bangor, MEME157,9678.5%+1.0 pts

299Riverton, WYWY39,4648.5%+2.1 pts

300Pensacola, FLFL544,9498.4%+0.9 pts

301Baton Rouge, LALA888,6998.4%+0.5 pts

302Greencastle, ININ37,8768.4%+2.6 pts

303Olean, NYNY75,3908.4%+1.8 pts

304Madison, ININ33,2798.4%+1.3 pts

305Springfield, MOMO500,6948.4%+1.4 pts

306Astoria, OROR40,9268.4%+1.9 pts

307Charleston, WVWV200,1708.4%+1.1 pts

308Utica, NYNY285,6118.4%+1.3 pts

309Johnson City, TNTN216,4168.4%+1.8 pts

310Peoria, ILIL363,5058.3%+1.6 pts

311Kingsland, GAGA60,1438.3%+2.6 pts

312Morehead City, NCNC70,4698.3%+1.6 pts

313Kokomo, ININ83,9048.3%+1.4 pts

314Davenport, IAIA380,4528.3%+1.8 pts

315Brenham, TXTX38,2888.2%+2.9 pts

316Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0358.2%−0.9 pts

317Montrose, COCO44,5918.2%+2.8 pts

318Kahului, HIHI160,6748.2%+1.4 pts

319Weatherford, OKOK39,0598.2%+0.5 pts

320Hilo, HIHI210,0438.1%+0.7 pts

321Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9128.1%+1.4 pts

322St. Simons, GAGA118,5248.1%+0.8 pts

323Milledgeville, GAGA44,0298.1%+1.6 pts

324Salina, KSKS59,1218.1%+2.2 pts

325Chico, CACA209,2118.1%+1.1 pts

326Greensboro, NCNC805,9458.1%+1.1 pts

327Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0778.1%+2.6 pts

328Marion, ILIL67,2258.0%+2.0 pts

329Cheyenne, WYWY102,9388.0%−0.1 pts

330Jefferson City, MOMO152,7128.0%+1.0 pts

331Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2158.0%+1.5 pts

332St. George, UTUT213,6708.0%+0.9 pts

333Batavia, NYNY58,4168.0%+1.8 pts

334Racine, WIWI198,9197.9%+1.6 pts

335East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1797.9%+0.9 pts

336Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8087.9%+1.2 pts

337Eau Claire, WIWI176,6477.9%+0.8 pts

338Cleveland, MSMS28,2627.9%+1.0 pts

339Greeley, COCO378,4267.9%+0.8 pts

340Scranton, PAPA574,4187.9%+1.5 pts

341Duluth, MNMN281,2197.8%+1.6 pts

342Fort Wayne, ININ466,2587.8%+0.6 pts

343Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3327.8%+1.4 pts

344Billings, MTMT193,6037.8%+0.7 pts

345Lancaster, PAPA563,1597.8%+1.0 pts

346Salem, OROR445,8147.8%+0.6 pts

347Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7217.8%+1.1 pts

348Tyler, TXTX252,5497.7%+0.5 pts

349Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2737.7%+0.8 pts

350Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2127.7%+1.1 pts

351Stephenville, TXTX43,9117.7%−1.1 pts

352Evansville, ININ273,7867.7%+0.8 pts

353Kalispell, MTMT115,4297.7%+1.3 pts

354Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2067.7%+1.1 pts

355Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0477.7%+1.6 pts

356Terre Haute, ININ169,2417.7%−0.1 pts

357Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5517.6%+1.7 pts

358Ketchikan, AKAK13,5497.6%+1.8 pts

359Jefferson, GAGA99,2657.6%+3.4 pts

360Sandpoint, IDID54,4207.6%+2.1 pts

361Sheridan, WYWY33,2417.6%+1.4 pts

362Big Rapids, MIMI42,3207.6%+0.1 pts

363Gainesville, GAGA226,5687.6%+0.8 pts

364Jasper, ININ44,0167.6%+2.5 pts

365Clovis, NMNM65,2707.6%+0.9 pts

366Lynchburg, VAVA269,1697.6%+1.0 pts

367Waterloo, IAIA169,1897.5%−0.5 pts

368Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2857.5%+1.1 pts

369Valdosta, GAGA153,2767.5%+1.1 pts

370Durant, OKOK51,3677.5%+0.9 pts

371Chattanooga, TNTN594,5307.5%+1.0 pts

372Bishop, CACA18,1587.5%+0.9 pts

373Cedar City, UTUT67,1417.5%−0.0 pts

374Danville, KYKY56,9857.5%+1.4 pts

375Wenatchee, WAWA128,4147.4%+0.9 pts

376Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1187.4%+0.6 pts

377Bismarck, NDND139,7507.4%+1.3 pts

378Dover, DEDE194,7867.4%+0.4 pts

379Idaho Falls, IDID173,8517.4%−0.3 pts

380McPherson, KSKS30,0647.4%+1.6 pts

381York, PAPA473,1977.4%+1.5 pts

382Columbus, GAGA324,8307.4%+0.6 pts

383Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6667.4%+1.0 pts

384Great Falls, MTMT85,0297.4%+0.7 pts

385Deltona, FLFL746,9337.4%+1.1 pts

386Oshkosh, WIWI174,2187.3%+0.8 pts

387Vallejo, CACA455,3767.3%+1.0 pts

388Reading, PAPA440,0727.3%+0.8 pts

389Gettysburg, PAPA107,5947.3%+0.7 pts

390Shreveport, LALA383,4747.3%+0.7 pts

391Rockford, ILIL337,2427.3%+0.9 pts

392Newberry, SCSC39,5617.3%+3.1 pts

393Watertown, WIWI86,5057.3%+2.2 pts

394Pella, IAIA34,1927.3%+1.8 pts

395St. Cloud, MNMN205,8547.3%+0.7 pts

396Marshall, MNMN25,6847.3%+1.8 pts

397The Villages, FLFL157,7727.2%+2.7 pts

398Elkins, WVWV26,8827.2%+2.5 pts

399Jonesboro, ARAR139,4407.2%+0.9 pts

400Albany, GAGA145,5107.2%+1.5 pts

401Amarillo, TXTX276,2357.2%+0.4 pts

402Warsaw, ININ80,8927.2%+1.5 pts

403Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2267.2%+1.3 pts

404Magnolia, ARAR21,8947.2%+2.3 pts

405Rome, GAGA101,3787.2%+1.4 pts

406Auburn, NYNY74,3657.2%+0.9 pts

407Jacksonville, ILIL37,3817.2%+1.3 pts

408Sandusky, OHOH112,7777.2%+1.6 pts

409Pueblo, COCO169,2777.2%+0.7 pts

410Florence, ALAL156,6097.1%+1.1 pts

411Americus, GAGA33,3947.1%−0.8 pts

412Granbury, TXTX70,5017.1%+0.8 pts

413Owensboro, KYKY113,9627.1%+1.2 pts

414Angola, ININ34,7997.1%+1.0 pts

415The Dalles, OROR26,3107.1%+1.9 pts

416Platteville, WIWI52,4467.1%+0.8 pts

417Fairmont, WVWV55,5847.1%+1.2 pts

418Fayetteville, NCNC395,4127.1%+1.4 pts

419Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5537.1%+0.4 pts

420Hastings, NENE40,5777.1%+1.0 pts

421Decatur, ILIL99,3007.1%+1.5 pts

422Tullahoma, TNTN69,3397.1%+1.3 pts

423Cumberland, MDMD93,6407.1%+0.9 pts

424Panama City, FLFL231,1747.1%+0.8 pts

425Española, NMNM39,8327.1%+0.7 pts

426Cornelia, GAGA50,4167.0%+1.0 pts

427Kenosha, WIWI168,4487.0%+0.8 pts

428Chambersburg, PAPA160,6527.0%+1.1 pts

429Altus, OKOK24,7647.0%+0.0 pts

430Huntington, WVWV365,9657.0%+1.0 pts

431Staunton, VAVA129,6927.0%+1.3 pts

432Amsterdam, NYNY50,0467.0%+1.4 pts

433Orangeburg, SCSC83,1777.0%+0.6 pts

434Casper, WYWY80,5267.0%+0.4 pts

435Cleveland, TNTN134,0577.0%+1.8 pts

436Ashland, OHOH52,5237.0%+1.6 pts

437Bartlesville, OKOK54,0377.0%−2.3 pts

438Alamogordo, NMNM70,3686.9%+0.7 pts

439Jackson, TNTN184,5696.9%+1.4 pts

440Alexandria, MNMN40,1206.9%+1.6 pts

441Indiana, PAPA82,8786.9%−0.8 pts

442Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4426.9%+1.0 pts

443Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1916.9%+0.6 pts

444Wausau, WIWI139,4326.9%+1.2 pts

445Tifton, GAGA51,2376.9%+0.8 pts

446Columbus, MSMS67,1446.9%+1.2 pts

447Waynesville, NCNC63,3696.9%+0.9 pts

448Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0026.9%+0.7 pts

449Parkersburg, WVWV87,2646.9%+1.4 pts

450Storm Lake, IAIA20,4496.8%+2.2 pts

451Florence, SCSC201,3926.8%+1.4 pts

452Cambridge, MDMD33,6286.8%+1.6 pts

453Kapaa, HIHI73,4006.8%+0.7 pts

454Gulfport, MSMS431,3296.8%+0.6 pts

455Paducah, KYKY102,2596.8%+1.1 pts

456Hot Springs, ARAR99,6956.8%+0.5 pts

457Adrian, MIMI97,7796.8%+1.4 pts

458Burlington, NCNC186,1776.8%+1.4 pts

459Hagerstown, MDMD315,2806.8%+1.0 pts

460Appleton, WIWI249,8766.8%+1.0 pts

461Winchester, TNTN45,5796.8%−0.5 pts

462Riverside, CACA4,769,0076.7%+1.0 pts

463Baraboo, WIWI66,6526.7%+1.5 pts

464Flint, MIMI401,0936.7%+1.0 pts

465New Bern, NCNC127,3586.7%+1.3 pts

466Ludington, MIMI29,0406.7%+0.8 pts

467Martin, TNTN33,2616.7%+0.0 pts

468Waco, TXTX308,8076.7%−0.1 pts

469Mobile, ALAL411,6586.7%+0.2 pts

470Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0606.7%+1.6 pts

471Canton, OHOH400,2466.7%+0.8 pts

472Campbellsville, KYKY38,4076.7%+1.5 pts

473Meadville, PAPA81,7926.7%+1.4 pts

474Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8646.6%+0.6 pts

475Kankakee, ILIL105,5256.6%+1.0 pts

476Fallon, NVNV25,8516.6%+1.5 pts

477La Grande, OROR25,9006.6%−0.7 pts

478Defiance, OHOH38,2926.6%+2.1 pts

479Green Bay, WIWI336,7566.6%+1.3 pts

480Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2016.6%+1.8 pts

481Spartanburg, SCSC407,6566.6%+0.6 pts

482Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1936.6%+0.8 pts

483Searcy, ARAR80,0856.6%+1.2 pts

484Lawton, OKOK127,5906.6%+0.7 pts

485Kingsville, TXTX30,3156.6%−1.1 pts

486Somerset, KYKY67,3846.6%+1.9 pts

487Abilene, TXTX185,4296.5%−0.0 pts

488Battle Creek, MIMI133,4086.5%+1.0 pts

489Plymouth, ININ46,5996.5%+0.6 pts

490Arkansas City, KSKS34,3826.5%+0.9 pts

491Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8836.5%−0.4 pts

492Janesville, WIWI166,4726.5%+1.1 pts

493Klamath Falls, OROR70,2746.5%+1.1 pts

494Johnstown, PAPA128,9686.5%+1.7 pts

495Great Bend, KSKS24,7906.5%+0.7 pts

496Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6666.5%+1.6 pts

497Muscatine, IAIA41,8536.5%+1.7 pts

498Redding, CACA181,6486.4%+1.1 pts

499Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4976.4%+2.3 pts

500Richmond, ININ66,1696.4%+0.6 pts

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest graduate degree?

Los Alamos, NM ranks #1 with 36.8% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by graduate degree?

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

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is graduate degree measured?

Share of adults 25+ with a graduate or professional degree. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.