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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 2022, at 81.2%. Ionia, MI had the lowest, at 10.4%. The median was 27.8% and the figure for Michigan was 31.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.2East Grand Rapids, MI
Lowest10.4Ionia, MI
Median27.890 cities
Michigan31.1History

Top 40 cities, 2022

East Grand Rapids, MI: 81.2 %East Grand Rapids, MI81.2Birmingham, MI: 77.9 %Birmingham, MI77.9Ann Arbor, MI: 77.5 %Ann Arbor, MI77.5Beverly Hills, MI: 77 %Beverly Hills, MI77Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 70.9 %Grosse Pointe Park, MI70.9East Lansing, MI: 67.8 %East Lansing, MI67.8Rochester, MI: 67.6 %Rochester, MI67.6Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 65.1 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI65.1Troy, MI: 62.9 %Troy, MI62.9Novi, MI: 62.3 %Novi, MI62.3Royal Oak, MI: 61.4 %Royal Oak, MI61.4Farmington, MI: 60.2 %Farmington, MI60.2Rochester Hills, MI: 60 %Rochester Hills, MI60Berkley, MI: 58.5 %Berkley, MI58.5Farmington Hills, MI: 56.8 %Farmington Hills, MI56.8Ferndale, MI: 53.1 %Ferndale, MI53.1Wixom, MI: 51.6 %Wixom, MI51.6Auburn Hills, MI: 48.1 %Auburn Hills, MI48.1Portage, MI: 47.6 %Portage, MI47.6Traverse City, MI: 46.4 %Traverse City, MI46.4Marquette, MI: 45.6 %Marquette, MI45.6Mount Pleasant, MI: 44.3 %Mount Pleasant, MI44.3Midland, MI: 44.1 %Midland, MI44.1Ypsilanti, MI: 44 %Ypsilanti, MI44South Lyon, MI: 43.7 %South Lyon, MI43.7Clawson, MI: 43.5 %Clawson, MI43.5Grand Rapids, MI: 39.3 %Grand Rapids, MI39.3Livonia, MI: 39.1 %Livonia, MI39.1Oak Park, MI: 38.1 %Oak Park, MI38.1Southfield, MI: 37.9 %Southfield, MI37.9Grandville, MI: 37.7 %Grandville, MI37.7Kalamazoo, MI: 37.2 %Kalamazoo, MI37.2Grand Haven, MI: 35.7 %Grand Haven, MI35.7Kentwood, MI: 35.6 %Kentwood, MI35.6Dearborn, MI: 34.8 %Dearborn, MI34.8Walker, MI: 33.7 %Walker, MI33.7Holland, MI: 33.3 %Holland, MI33.3Fenton, MI: 33 %Fenton, MI33Norton Shores, MI: 32 %Norton Shores, MI32Madison Heights, MI: 31.3 %Madison Heights, MI31.3East Grand Rapids, MI: 81.2 %East Grand Rapids, MI81.2Birmingham, MI: 77.9 %Birmingham, MI77.9Ann Arbor, MI: 77.5 %Ann Arbor, MI77.5Beverly Hills, MI: 77 %Beverly Hills, MI77Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 70.9 %Grosse Pointe Park, MI70.9East Lansing, MI: 67.8 %East Lansing, MI67.8Rochester, MI: 67.6 %Rochester, MI67.6Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 65.1 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI65.1Troy, MI: 62.9 %Troy, MI62.9Novi, MI: 62.3 %Novi, MI62.3Royal Oak, MI: 61.4 %Royal Oak, MI61.4Farmington, MI: 60.2 %Farmington, MI60.2Rochester Hills, MI: 60 %Rochester Hills, MI60Berkley, MI: 58.5 %Berkley, MI58.5Farmington Hills, MI: 56.8 %Farmington Hills, MI56.8Ferndale, MI: 53.1 %Ferndale, MI53.1Wixom, MI: 51.6 %Wixom, MI51.6Auburn Hills, MI: 48.1 %Auburn Hills, MI48.1Portage, MI: 47.6 %Portage, MI47.6Traverse City, MI: 46.4 %Traverse City, MI46.4Marquette, MI: 45.6 %Marquette, MI45.6Mount Pleasant, MI: 44.3 %Mount Pleasant, MI44.3Midland, MI: 44.1 %Midland, MI44.1Ypsilanti, MI: 44 %Ypsilanti, MI44South Lyon, MI: 43.7 %South Lyon, MI43.7Clawson, MI: 43.5 %Clawson, MI43.5Grand Rapids, MI: 39.3 %Grand Rapids, MI39.3Livonia, MI: 39.1 %Livonia, MI39.1Oak Park, MI: 38.1 %Oak Park, MI38.1Southfield, MI: 37.9 %Southfield, MI37.9Grandville, MI: 37.7 %Grandville, MI37.7Kalamazoo, MI: 37.2 %Kalamazoo, MI37.2Grand Haven, MI: 35.7 %Grand Haven, MI35.7Kentwood, MI: 35.6 %Kentwood, MI35.6Dearborn, MI: 34.8 %Dearborn, MI34.8Walker, MI: 33.7 %Walker, MI33.7Holland, MI: 33.3 %Holland, MI33.3Fenton, MI: 33 %Fenton, MI33Norton Shores, MI: 32 %Norton Shores, MI32Madison Heights, MI: 31.3 %Madison Heights, MI31.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1East Grand Rapids, MI81.2+1.2 pts
2Birmingham, MI77.9+0.8 pts
3Ann Arbor, MI77.5+0.3 pts
4Beverly Hills, MI77+0.9 pts
5Grosse Pointe Park, MI70.9-0.3 pts
6East Lansing, MI67.8-0.5 pts
7Rochester, MI67.6+2.3 pts
8Grosse Pointe Woods, MI65.1+0.9 pts
9Troy, MI62.9+0.5 pts
10Novi, MI62.3+2.1 pts
11Royal Oak, MI61.4+1.3 pts
12Farmington, MI60.2-1.1 pts
13Rochester Hills, MI60-0 pts
14Berkley, MI58.5+1.4 pts
15Farmington Hills, MI56.8+0.3 pts
16Ferndale, MI53.10 pts
17Wixom, MI51.6+1.7 pts
18Auburn Hills, MI48.1+1 pts
19Portage, MI47.60 pts
20Traverse City, MI46.4-2.5 pts
21Marquette, MI45.6-0.5 pts
22Mount Pleasant, MI44.3-0.1 pts
23Midland, MI44.1-0.7 pts
24Ypsilanti, MI44+1.1 pts
25South Lyon, MI43.7-2.5 pts
26Clawson, MI43.5+1.5 pts
27Grand Rapids, MI39.3+0.5 pts
28Livonia, MI39.1+0.8 pts
29Oak Park, MI38.1+2.4 pts
30Southfield, MI37.9-0.9 pts
31Grandville, MI37.7-3 pts
32Kalamazoo, MI37.2-0 pts
33Grand Haven, MI35.7-0.3 pts
34Kentwood, MI35.6-0 pts
35Dearborn, MI34.8+0.6 pts
36Walker, MI33.7+0.5 pts
37Holland, MI33.3-0.3 pts
38Fenton, MI33+3.8 pts
39Norton Shores, MI320 pts
40Madison Heights, MI31.3+1.2 pts
41Sterling Heights, MI30.8+0.9 pts
42Lansing, MI29.3+0.6 pts
43St. Clair Shores, MI28.8+0.9 pts
44New Baltimore, MI28.1+0.4 pts
45Allen Park, MI28-0.5 pts
46Trenton, MI27.6+1.8 pts
47Harper Woods, MI26.4+2.3 pts
48Sault Ste. Marie, MI25.9-2 pts
49Dearborn Heights, MI24.7-0.8 pts
50Woodhaven, MI24.6-0.5 pts
51Riverview, MI24.4+2.7 pts
52Wyoming, MI23.4+0.8 pts
53Hazel Park, MI22.5+3.5 pts
54Westland, MI22.2-0.3 pts
55Wyandotte, MI22+2 pts
56Battle Creek, MI21.2-0.1 pts
57Fraser, MI21.1-2.5 pts
58Adrian, MI20.3+1.1 pts
59Southgate, MI20.2-0.6 pts
60Warren, MI19.9+0.2 pts
61Flat Rock, MI19.9+1.4 pts
62Escanaba, MI19.3+2.7 pts
63Monroe, MI19-1 pts
64Cadillac, MI18.6-0.6 pts
65Port Huron, MI18.5+0.5 pts
66Hamtramck, MI18.1+2.5 pts
67Owosso, MI17.7+1.9 pts
68Niles, MI17-0 pts
69Detroit, MI16.9+0.6 pts
70Bay City, MI16.3+0.1 pts
71Burton, MI16.2-0.9 pts
71Mount Clemens, MI16.2+1.1 pts
73Pontiac, MI16.1+1.8 pts
74Wayne, MI16.1+1.7 pts
75Romulus, MI16-1.4 pts
76Taylor, MI15.4+0.3 pts
77Jackson, MI15.3+0.1 pts
78Eastpointe, MI14.9-0.3 pts
79Sturgis, MI14.9+2.2 pts
80Muskegon, MI14.4+0.4 pts
81Roseville, MI14.2+0.4 pts
82Garden City, MI140 pts
83Alpena, MI13.5-1 pts
84Melvindale, MI13+0.1 pts
85Saginaw, MI12.8+0.3 pts
86Flint, MI12.3+0.2 pts
87Coldwater, MI12.2+0.4 pts
88Inkster, MI12.1+0.9 pts
89Lincoln Park, MI11.1+0.5 pts
90Ionia, MI10.4+0.5 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/michigan-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/michigan-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/michigan-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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East Grand Rapids, MI, with 81.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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