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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 2023, at 82.6%. Lincoln Park, MI had the lowest, at 11.3%. The median was 27.1% and the figure for Michigan was 31.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest82.6East Grand Rapids, MI
Lowest11.3Lincoln Park, MI
Median27.190 cities
Michigan31.8History

Top 40 cities, 2023

East Grand Rapids, MI: 82.6 %East Grand Rapids, MI82.6Ann Arbor, MI: 77.7 %Ann Arbor, MI77.7Birmingham, MI: 76.9 %Birmingham, MI76.9Beverly Hills, MI: 76 %Beverly Hills, MI76Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 71.4 %Grosse Pointe Park, MI71.4Rochester, MI: 70.2 %Rochester, MI70.2East Lansing, MI: 67.4 %East Lansing, MI67.4Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 65.9 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI65.9Troy, MI: 64.1 %Troy, MI64.1Royal Oak, MI: 62.6 %Royal Oak, MI62.6Novi, MI: 61.2 %Novi, MI61.2Farmington, MI: 60.8 %Farmington, MI60.8Rochester Hills, MI: 60.5 %Rochester Hills, MI60.5Berkley, MI: 58.1 %Berkley, MI58.1Farmington Hills, MI: 58 %Farmington Hills, MI58Ferndale, MI: 56.5 %Ferndale, MI56.5Portage, MI: 48.4 %Portage, MI48.4Auburn Hills, MI: 47 %Auburn Hills, MI47Traverse City, MI: 47 %Traverse City, MI47Wixom, MI: 46.6 %Wixom, MI46.6Marquette, MI: 46.2 %Marquette, MI46.2Ypsilanti, MI: 45.8 %Ypsilanti, MI45.8Midland, MI: 45.6 %Midland, MI45.6South Lyon, MI: 45 %South Lyon, MI45Mount Pleasant, MI: 44.9 %Mount Pleasant, MI44.9Clawson, MI: 44 %Clawson, MI44Grandville, MI: 41 %Grandville, MI41Livonia, MI: 40.5 %Livonia, MI40.5Grand Rapids, MI: 40.1 %Grand Rapids, MI40.1Oak Park, MI: 39.5 %Oak Park, MI39.5Southfield, MI: 39.1 %Southfield, MI39.1Kalamazoo, MI: 37.1 %Kalamazoo, MI37.1Walker, MI: 36.5 %Walker, MI36.5Grand Haven, MI: 35.9 %Grand Haven, MI35.9Kentwood, MI: 35.2 %Kentwood, MI35.2Fenton, MI: 34.8 %Fenton, MI34.8Holland, MI: 34.6 %Holland, MI34.6Dearborn, MI: 34.3 %Dearborn, MI34.3Norton Shores, MI: 33.2 %Norton Shores, MI33.2Madison Heights, MI: 32.1 %Madison Heights, MI32.1East Grand Rapids, MI: 82.6 %East Grand Rapids, MI82.6Ann Arbor, MI: 77.7 %Ann Arbor, MI77.7Birmingham, MI: 76.9 %Birmingham, MI76.9Beverly Hills, MI: 76 %Beverly Hills, MI76Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 71.4 %Grosse Pointe Park, MI71.4Rochester, MI: 70.2 %Rochester, MI70.2East Lansing, MI: 67.4 %East Lansing, MI67.4Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 65.9 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI65.9Troy, MI: 64.1 %Troy, MI64.1Royal Oak, MI: 62.6 %Royal Oak, MI62.6Novi, MI: 61.2 %Novi, MI61.2Farmington, MI: 60.8 %Farmington, MI60.8Rochester Hills, MI: 60.5 %Rochester Hills, MI60.5Berkley, MI: 58.1 %Berkley, MI58.1Farmington Hills, MI: 58 %Farmington Hills, MI58Ferndale, MI: 56.5 %Ferndale, MI56.5Portage, MI: 48.4 %Portage, MI48.4Auburn Hills, MI: 47 %Auburn Hills, MI47Traverse City, MI: 47 %Traverse City, MI47Wixom, MI: 46.6 %Wixom, MI46.6Marquette, MI: 46.2 %Marquette, MI46.2Ypsilanti, MI: 45.8 %Ypsilanti, MI45.8Midland, MI: 45.6 %Midland, MI45.6South Lyon, MI: 45 %South Lyon, MI45Mount Pleasant, MI: 44.9 %Mount Pleasant, MI44.9Clawson, MI: 44 %Clawson, MI44Grandville, MI: 41 %Grandville, MI41Livonia, MI: 40.5 %Livonia, MI40.5Grand Rapids, MI: 40.1 %Grand Rapids, MI40.1Oak Park, MI: 39.5 %Oak Park, MI39.5Southfield, MI: 39.1 %Southfield, MI39.1Kalamazoo, MI: 37.1 %Kalamazoo, MI37.1Walker, MI: 36.5 %Walker, MI36.5Grand Haven, MI: 35.9 %Grand Haven, MI35.9Kentwood, MI: 35.2 %Kentwood, MI35.2Fenton, MI: 34.8 %Fenton, MI34.8Holland, MI: 34.6 %Holland, MI34.6Dearborn, MI: 34.3 %Dearborn, MI34.3Norton Shores, MI: 33.2 %Norton Shores, MI33.2Madison Heights, MI: 32.1 %Madison Heights, MI32.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1East Grand Rapids, MI82.6+1.4 pts
2Ann Arbor, MI77.7+0.1 pts
3Birmingham, MI76.9-1 pts
4Beverly Hills, MI76-1 pts
5Grosse Pointe Park, MI71.4+0.5 pts
6Rochester, MI70.2+2.6 pts
7East Lansing, MI67.4-0.4 pts
8Grosse Pointe Woods, MI65.9+0.9 pts
9Troy, MI64.1+1.2 pts
10Royal Oak, MI62.6+1.2 pts
11Novi, MI61.2-1 pts
12Farmington, MI60.8+0.7 pts
13Rochester Hills, MI60.5+0.5 pts
14Berkley, MI58.1-0.3 pts
15Farmington Hills, MI58+1.2 pts
16Ferndale, MI56.5+3.5 pts
17Portage, MI48.4+0.8 pts
18Auburn Hills, MI47-1.1 pts
19Traverse City, MI47+0.6 pts
20Wixom, MI46.6-5 pts
21Marquette, MI46.2+0.6 pts
22Ypsilanti, MI45.8+1.8 pts
23Midland, MI45.6+1.5 pts
24South Lyon, MI45+1.3 pts
25Mount Pleasant, MI44.9+0.6 pts
26Clawson, MI44+0.5 pts
27Grandville, MI41+3.3 pts
28Livonia, MI40.5+1.4 pts
29Grand Rapids, MI40.1+0.8 pts
30Oak Park, MI39.5+1.3 pts
31Southfield, MI39.1+1.1 pts
32Kalamazoo, MI37.1-0.1 pts
33Walker, MI36.5+2.9 pts
34Grand Haven, MI35.9+0.3 pts
35Kentwood, MI35.2-0.5 pts
36Fenton, MI34.8+1.8 pts
37Holland, MI34.6+1.3 pts
38Dearborn, MI34.3-0.4 pts
39Norton Shores, MI33.2+1.2 pts
40Madison Heights, MI32.1+0.8 pts
41Sterling Heights, MI31.2+0.3 pts
42Allen Park, MI29.9+1.9 pts
43Lansing, MI29.6+0.3 pts
44St. Clair Shores, MI29.4+0.6 pts
45New Baltimore, MI27.2-0.8 pts
46Trenton, MI27-0.6 pts
47Woodhaven, MI25.4+0.8 pts
48Riverview, MI25.3+0.9 pts
49Hazel Park, MI25.1+2.6 pts
50Harper Woods, MI25-1.4 pts
51Wyoming, MI24.3+0.9 pts
52Sault Ste. Marie, MI24.1-1.8 pts
53Dearborn Heights, MI24-0.7 pts
54Flat Rock, MI22.5+2.6 pts
55Adrian, MI22.3+2 pts
56Cadillac, MI22.1+3.5 pts
57Battle Creek, MI22.1+0.9 pts
58Westland, MI21.7-0.5 pts
59Monroe, MI21.5+2.5 pts
60Southgate, MI21.4+1.2 pts
61Fraser, MI21.1+0.1 pts
62Wyandotte, MI21.1-0.9 pts
63Warren, MI20.4+0.5 pts
64Owosso, MI19.8+2.1 pts
65Escanaba, MI18.9-0.4 pts
66Port Huron, MI18.7+0.3 pts
67Bay City, MI18.2+1.9 pts
68Hamtramck, MI18-0.1 pts
69Romulus, MI17.8+1.8 pts
70Mount Clemens, MI17.8+1.6 pts
71Detroit, MI17.6+0.7 pts
72Niles, MI17.10 pts
73Sturgis, MI16.6+1.7 pts
74Burton, MI16.4+0.2 pts
75Pontiac, MI16.2+0.1 pts
76Muskegon, MI15.8+1.4 pts
77Taylor, MI15.8+0.4 pts
78Wayne, MI15.5-0.5 pts
79Jackson, MI15.30 pts
80Roseville, MI15.3+1.1 pts
81Alpena, MI15.2+1.7 pts
82Melvindale, MI15+2 pts
83Eastpointe, MI14.8-0.1 pts
84Garden City, MI14.6+0.7 pts
85Coldwater, MI14.5+2.2 pts
86Flint, MI13.1+0.8 pts
87Inkster, MI11.8-0.2 pts
87Ionia, MI11.8+1.4 pts
89Saginaw, MI11.7-1.1 pts
90Lincoln Park, MI11.3+0.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/michigan-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/michigan-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/michigan-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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East Grand Rapids, MI, with 82.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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