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

East Grand Rapids, MI had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 90 cities in 2021, at 79.9%. Ionia, MI had the lowest, at 9.9%. The median was 27.8% and the figure for Michigan was 30.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest79.9East Grand Rapids, MI
Lowest9.9Ionia, MI
Median27.890 cities
Michigan30.6History

Top 40 cities, 2021

East Grand Rapids, MI: 79.9 %East Grand Rapids, MI79.9Ann Arbor, MI: 77.2 %Ann Arbor, MI77.2Birmingham, MI: 77.1 %Birmingham, MI77.1Beverly Hills, MI: 76.1 %Beverly Hills, MI76.1Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 71.2 %Grosse Pointe Park, MI71.2East Lansing, MI: 68.3 %East Lansing, MI68.3Rochester, MI: 65.3 %Rochester, MI65.3Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 64.2 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI64.2Troy, MI: 62.4 %Troy, MI62.4Farmington, MI: 61.2 %Farmington, MI61.2Novi, MI: 60.2 %Novi, MI60.2Royal Oak, MI: 60.1 %Royal Oak, MI60.1Rochester Hills, MI: 60 %Rochester Hills, MI60Berkley, MI: 57.1 %Berkley, MI57.1Farmington Hills, MI: 56.6 %Farmington Hills, MI56.6Ferndale, MI: 53.1 %Ferndale, MI53.1Wixom, MI: 49.8 %Wixom, MI49.8Traverse City, MI: 48.9 %Traverse City, MI48.9Portage, MI: 47.6 %Portage, MI47.6Auburn Hills, MI: 47.1 %Auburn Hills, MI47.1South Lyon, MI: 46.1 %South Lyon, MI46.1Marquette, MI: 46.1 %Marquette, MI46.1Midland, MI: 44.8 %Midland, MI44.8Mount Pleasant, MI: 44.3 %Mount Pleasant, MI44.3Ypsilanti, MI: 43 %Ypsilanti, MI43Clawson, MI: 42.1 %Clawson, MI42.1Grandville, MI: 40.6 %Grandville, MI40.6Grand Rapids, MI: 38.8 %Grand Rapids, MI38.8Southfield, MI: 38.8 %Southfield, MI38.8Livonia, MI: 38.3 %Livonia, MI38.3Kalamazoo, MI: 37.2 %Kalamazoo, MI37.2Grand Haven, MI: 36 %Grand Haven, MI36Oak Park, MI: 35.8 %Oak Park, MI35.8Kentwood, MI: 35.6 %Kentwood, MI35.6Dearborn, MI: 34.2 %Dearborn, MI34.2Holland, MI: 33.6 %Holland, MI33.6Walker, MI: 33.2 %Walker, MI33.2Norton Shores, MI: 32 %Norton Shores, MI32Madison Heights, MI: 30.1 %Madison Heights, MI30.1Sterling Heights, MI: 30 %Sterling Heights, MI30East Grand Rapids, MI: 79.9 %East Grand Rapids, MI79.9Ann Arbor, MI: 77.2 %Ann Arbor, MI77.2Birmingham, MI: 77.1 %Birmingham, MI77.1Beverly Hills, MI: 76.1 %Beverly Hills, MI76.1Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 71.2 %Grosse Pointe Park, MI71.2East Lansing, MI: 68.3 %East Lansing, MI68.3Rochester, MI: 65.3 %Rochester, MI65.3Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 64.2 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI64.2Troy, MI: 62.4 %Troy, MI62.4Farmington, MI: 61.2 %Farmington, MI61.2Novi, MI: 60.2 %Novi, MI60.2Royal Oak, MI: 60.1 %Royal Oak, MI60.1Rochester Hills, MI: 60 %Rochester Hills, MI60Berkley, MI: 57.1 %Berkley, MI57.1Farmington Hills, MI: 56.6 %Farmington Hills, MI56.6Ferndale, MI: 53.1 %Ferndale, MI53.1Wixom, MI: 49.8 %Wixom, MI49.8Traverse City, MI: 48.9 %Traverse City, MI48.9Portage, MI: 47.6 %Portage, MI47.6Auburn Hills, MI: 47.1 %Auburn Hills, MI47.1South Lyon, MI: 46.1 %South Lyon, MI46.1Marquette, MI: 46.1 %Marquette, MI46.1Midland, MI: 44.8 %Midland, MI44.8Mount Pleasant, MI: 44.3 %Mount Pleasant, MI44.3Ypsilanti, MI: 43 %Ypsilanti, MI43Clawson, MI: 42.1 %Clawson, MI42.1Grandville, MI: 40.6 %Grandville, MI40.6Grand Rapids, MI: 38.8 %Grand Rapids, MI38.8Southfield, MI: 38.8 %Southfield, MI38.8Livonia, MI: 38.3 %Livonia, MI38.3Kalamazoo, MI: 37.2 %Kalamazoo, MI37.2Grand Haven, MI: 36 %Grand Haven, MI36Oak Park, MI: 35.8 %Oak Park, MI35.8Kentwood, MI: 35.6 %Kentwood, MI35.6Dearborn, MI: 34.2 %Dearborn, MI34.2Holland, MI: 33.6 %Holland, MI33.6Walker, MI: 33.2 %Walker, MI33.2Norton Shores, MI: 32 %Norton Shores, MI32Madison Heights, MI: 30.1 %Madison Heights, MI30.1Sterling Heights, MI: 30 %Sterling Heights, MI30
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1East Grand Rapids, MI79.9
2Ann Arbor, MI77.2
3Birmingham, MI77.1
4Beverly Hills, MI76.1
5Grosse Pointe Park, MI71.2
6East Lansing, MI68.3
7Rochester, MI65.3
8Grosse Pointe Woods, MI64.2
9Troy, MI62.4
10Farmington, MI61.2
11Novi, MI60.2
12Royal Oak, MI60.1
13Rochester Hills, MI60
14Berkley, MI57.1
15Farmington Hills, MI56.6
16Ferndale, MI53.1
17Wixom, MI49.8
18Traverse City, MI48.9
19Portage, MI47.6
20Auburn Hills, MI47.1
21South Lyon, MI46.1
22Marquette, MI46.1
23Midland, MI44.8
24Mount Pleasant, MI44.3
25Ypsilanti, MI43
26Clawson, MI42.1
27Grandville, MI40.6
28Grand Rapids, MI38.8
28Southfield, MI38.8
30Livonia, MI38.3
31Kalamazoo, MI37.2
32Grand Haven, MI36
33Oak Park, MI35.8
34Kentwood, MI35.6
35Dearborn, MI34.2
36Holland, MI33.6
37Walker, MI33.2
38Norton Shores, MI32
39Madison Heights, MI30.1
40Sterling Heights, MI30
41Fenton, MI29.3
42Lansing, MI28.7
43Allen Park, MI28.5
44Sault Ste. Marie, MI27.9
45St. Clair Shores, MI27.9
46New Baltimore, MI27.7
47Trenton, MI25.7
48Dearborn Heights, MI25.5
49Woodhaven, MI25.1
50Harper Woods, MI24
51Fraser, MI23.6
52Wyoming, MI22.6
53Westland, MI22.4
54Riverview, MI21.7
55Battle Creek, MI21.3
56Southgate, MI20.8
57Wyandotte, MI20
58Monroe, MI19.9
59Warren, MI19.7
60Cadillac, MI19.2
61Adrian, MI19.2
62Hazel Park, MI19.1
63Flat Rock, MI18.5
64Port Huron, MI18
65Romulus, MI17.4
66Niles, MI17.1
67Burton, MI17.1
68Escanaba, MI16.5
69Detroit, MI16.2
70Bay City, MI16.2
71Owosso, MI15.8
72Hamtramck, MI15.6
73Jackson, MI15.3
74Eastpointe, MI15.2
75Taylor, MI15.1
76Mount Clemens, MI15.1
77Alpena, MI14.5
78Wayne, MI14.3
79Pontiac, MI14.3
80Muskegon, MI14
81Garden City, MI13.9
82Roseville, MI13.8
83Melvindale, MI12.9
84Sturgis, MI12.6
85Saginaw, MI12.6
86Flint, MI12.1
87Coldwater, MI11.9
88Inkster, MI11.1
89Lincoln Park, MI10.6
90Ionia, MI9.9

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/michigan-cities?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/michigan-cities?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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East Grand Rapids, MI, with 79.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ionia, MI, with 9.9% in 2021.

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