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Cities in Michigan by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

East Grand Rapids, MI had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 90 cities in 2024, at 79.9%. Ionia, MI had the lowest, at 10%. The median was 29.6% and the figure for Michigan was 32.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest79.9East Grand Rapids, MI
Lowest10Ionia, MI
Median29.690 cities
Michigan32.5History

Top 40 cities, 2024

East Grand Rapids, MI: 79.9 %East Grand Rapids, MI79.9Beverly Hills, MI: 77.9 %Beverly Hills, MI77.9Ann Arbor, MI: 77.9 %Ann Arbor, MI77.9Birmingham, MI: 76.8 %Birmingham, MI76.8Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 73.3 %Grosse Pointe Park, MI73.3Rochester, MI: 70 %Rochester, MI70East Lansing, MI: 66.6 %East Lansing, MI66.6Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 65.1 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI65.1Troy, MI: 64.8 %Troy, MI64.8Royal Oak, MI: 64.1 %Royal Oak, MI64.1Novi, MI: 64.1 %Novi, MI64.1Farmington, MI: 62.4 %Farmington, MI62.4Rochester Hills, MI: 61.4 %Rochester Hills, MI61.4Berkley, MI: 58.8 %Berkley, MI58.8Ferndale, MI: 57.9 %Ferndale, MI57.9Farmington Hills, MI: 57.6 %Farmington Hills, MI57.6Auburn Hills, MI: 49.6 %Auburn Hills, MI49.6Marquette, MI: 48 %Marquette, MI48Portage, MI: 47.9 %Portage, MI47.9Traverse City, MI: 47.4 %Traverse City, MI47.4South Lyon, MI: 47.2 %South Lyon, MI47.2Ypsilanti, MI: 46.9 %Ypsilanti, MI46.9Wixom, MI: 46.9 %Wixom, MI46.9Clawson, MI: 45.8 %Clawson, MI45.8Midland, MI: 44.6 %Midland, MI44.6Mount Pleasant, MI: 42.9 %Mount Pleasant, MI42.9Livonia, MI: 41.9 %Livonia, MI41.9Grand Rapids, MI: 41.6 %Grand Rapids, MI41.6Southfield, MI: 40.7 %Southfield, MI40.7Grandville, MI: 40.6 %Grandville, MI40.6Fenton, MI: 39.2 %Fenton, MI39.2Walker, MI: 38.6 %Walker, MI38.6Kalamazoo, MI: 38.5 %Kalamazoo, MI38.5Oak Park, MI: 37.1 %Oak Park, MI37.1Kentwood, MI: 36.7 %Kentwood, MI36.7Grand Haven, MI: 36.7 %Grand Haven, MI36.7Holland, MI: 35.8 %Holland, MI35.8Dearborn, MI: 34.6 %Dearborn, MI34.6Madison Heights, MI: 33.9 %Madison Heights, MI33.9Norton Shores, MI: 33.3 %Norton Shores, MI33.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1East Grand Rapids, MI79.9-2.6 pts
2Beverly Hills, MI77.9+2 pts
3Ann Arbor, MI77.9+0.3 pts
4Birmingham, MI76.8-0.1 pts
5Grosse Pointe Park, MI73.3+1.9 pts
6Rochester, MI70-0.2 pts
7East Lansing, MI66.6-0.8 pts
8Grosse Pointe Woods, MI65.1-0.8 pts
9Troy, MI64.8+0.7 pts
10Royal Oak, MI64.1+1.5 pts
11Novi, MI64.1+2.9 pts
12Farmington, MI62.4+1.5 pts
13Rochester Hills, MI61.4+0.9 pts
14Berkley, MI58.8+0.7 pts
15Ferndale, MI57.9+1.4 pts
16Farmington Hills, MI57.6-0.4 pts
17Auburn Hills, MI49.6+2.6 pts
18Marquette, MI48+1.8 pts
19Portage, MI47.9-0.5 pts
20Traverse City, MI47.4+0.4 pts
21South Lyon, MI47.2+2.2 pts
22Ypsilanti, MI46.9+1 pts
23Wixom, MI46.9+0.3 pts
24Clawson, MI45.8+1.8 pts
25Midland, MI44.6-1 pts
26Mount Pleasant, MI42.9-2 pts
27Livonia, MI41.9+1.4 pts
28Grand Rapids, MI41.6+1.5 pts
29Southfield, MI40.7+1.6 pts
30Grandville, MI40.6-0.3 pts
31Fenton, MI39.2+4.4 pts
32Walker, MI38.6+2.1 pts
33Kalamazoo, MI38.5+1.4 pts
34Oak Park, MI37.1-2.3 pts
35Kentwood, MI36.7+1.6 pts
36Grand Haven, MI36.7+0.8 pts
37Holland, MI35.8+1.2 pts
38Dearborn, MI34.6+0.3 pts
39Madison Heights, MI33.9+1.8 pts
40Norton Shores, MI33.3+0.1 pts
41Sterling Heights, MI31.1-0.1 pts
42Allen Park, MI31+1.2 pts
43New Baltimore, MI30.5+3.2 pts
44Lansing, MI30.2+0.6 pts
45St. Clair Shores, MI29.7+0.3 pts
46Flat Rock, MI29.5+7 pts
47Trenton, MI27.5+0.5 pts
48Woodhaven, MI27+1.7 pts
49Hazel Park, MI27+1.9 pts
50Sault Ste. Marie, MI27+2.9 pts
51Harper Woods, MI26.1+1.2 pts
52Wyoming, MI25.5+1.2 pts
53Dearborn Heights, MI23.8-0.2 pts
54Westland, MI23+1.3 pts
55Wyandotte, MI22.7+1.6 pts
56Fraser, MI22.7+1.6 pts
57Cadillac, MI22.10 pts
58Adrian, MI21.9-0.5 pts
59Battle Creek, MI21.9-0.2 pts
60Southgate, MI21.5+0.1 pts
61Riverview, MI21.3-4 pts
62Owosso, MI21.1+1.4 pts
63Warren, MI21+0.6 pts
64Monroe, MI19.9-1.6 pts
65Escanaba, MI19.8+0.9 pts
66Bay City, MI18.8+0.6 pts
67Port Huron, MI18.1-0.6 pts
68Detroit, MI18.1+0.5 pts
69Mount Clemens, MI18+0.2 pts
70Hamtramck, MI17.8-0.3 pts
71Wayne, MI17.5+2 pts
72Niles, MI17-0.1 pts
73Burton, MI16.8+0.4 pts
74Taylor, MI16.4+0.7 pts
75Romulus, MI16.2-1.6 pts
76Alpena, MI16.2+1 pts
77Jackson, MI16.1+0.8 pts
77Pontiac, MI16.1-0.1 pts
79Sturgis, MI15.7-0.8 pts
80Roseville, MI15.5+0.3 pts
81Muskegon, MI15.5-0.3 pts
82Eastpointe, MI15.2+0.3 pts
83Garden City, MI15.1+0.4 pts
84Flint, MI14.2+1.2 pts
85Melvindale, MI14-1 pts
86Coldwater, MI13.9-0.5 pts
87Saginaw, MI13.3+1.6 pts
88Inkster, MI13.1+1.3 pts
89Lincoln Park, MI11.5+0.2 pts
90Ionia, MI10-1.8 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Michigan by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/michigan-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Michigan by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/michigan-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/michigan-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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East Grand Rapids, MI, with 79.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ionia, MI, with 10% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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