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

Franklin Park, PA had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 68 cities in 2022, at 73%. Hazleton, PA had the lowest, at 11.2%. The median was 25% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 33.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73Franklin Park, PA
Lowest11.2Hazleton, PA
Median2568 cities
Pennsylvania33.8History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Franklin Park, PA: 73 %Franklin Park, PA73State College, PA: 70.9 %State College, PA70.9West Chester, PA: 55.6 %West Chester, PA55.6Murrysville, PA: 55.4 %Murrysville, PA55.4Wyomissing, PA: 54.9 %Wyomissing, PA54.9Indiana, PA: 52.7 %Indiana, PA52.7Bethel Park, PA: 51 %Bethel Park, PA51Phoenixville, PA: 50.9 %Phoenixville, PA50.9Pittsburgh, PA: 46.8 %Pittsburgh, PA46.8Monroeville, PA: 45.5 %Monroeville, PA45.5Jefferson Hills, PA: 44.5 %Jefferson Hills, PA44.5Mechanicsburg, PA: 41.9 %Mechanicsburg, PA41.9Plum, PA: 40 %Plum, PA40Whitehall, PA: 40 %Whitehall, PA40Lansdowne, PA: 39.9 %Lansdowne, PA39.9Carlisle, PA: 38.4 %Carlisle, PA38.4Greensburg, PA: 38.2 %Greensburg, PA38.2Wilkinsburg, PA: 38.1 %Wilkinsburg, PA38.1Dunmore, PA: 38.1 %Dunmore, PA38.1Lansdale, PA: 35.6 %Lansdale, PA35.6Hermitage, PA: 35.1 %Hermitage, PA35.1Bloomsburg, PA: 34.7 %Bloomsburg, PA34.7Emmaus, PA: 33.9 %Emmaus, PA33.9Bethlehem, PA: 33.8 %Bethlehem, PA33.8Philadelphia, PA: 33.6 %Philadelphia, PA33.6Kingston, PA: 33.1 %Kingston, PA33.1Lower Burrell, PA: 31.6 %Lower Burrell, PA31.6Elizabethtown, PA: 31.4 %Elizabethtown, PA31.4Baldwin, PA: 30.2 %Baldwin, PA30.2Lancaster, PA: 27.4 %Lancaster, PA27.4Williamsport, PA: 26.9 %Williamsport, PA26.9Easton, PA: 26.3 %Easton, PA26.3Chambersburg, PA: 26.2 %Chambersburg, PA26.2Munhall, PA: 25.2 %Munhall, PA25.2Meadville, PA: 24.9 %Meadville, PA24.9Harrisburg, PA: 23.9 %Harrisburg, PA23.9Norristown, PA: 23.2 %Norristown, PA23.2Ephrata, PA: 22.9 %Ephrata, PA22.9Yeadon, PA: 22.8 %Yeadon, PA22.8Scranton, PA: 22.7 %Scranton, PA22.7Franklin Park, PA: 73 %Franklin Park, PA73State College, PA: 70.9 %State College, PA70.9West Chester, PA: 55.6 %West Chester, PA55.6Murrysville, PA: 55.4 %Murrysville, PA55.4Wyomissing, PA: 54.9 %Wyomissing, PA54.9Indiana, PA: 52.7 %Indiana, PA52.7Bethel Park, PA: 51 %Bethel Park, PA51Phoenixville, PA: 50.9 %Phoenixville, PA50.9Pittsburgh, PA: 46.8 %Pittsburgh, PA46.8Monroeville, PA: 45.5 %Monroeville, PA45.5Jefferson Hills, PA: 44.5 %Jefferson Hills, PA44.5Mechanicsburg, PA: 41.9 %Mechanicsburg, PA41.9Plum, PA: 40 %Plum, PA40Whitehall, PA: 40 %Whitehall, PA40Lansdowne, PA: 39.9 %Lansdowne, PA39.9Carlisle, PA: 38.4 %Carlisle, PA38.4Greensburg, PA: 38.2 %Greensburg, PA38.2Wilkinsburg, PA: 38.1 %Wilkinsburg, PA38.1Dunmore, PA: 38.1 %Dunmore, PA38.1Lansdale, PA: 35.6 %Lansdale, PA35.6Hermitage, PA: 35.1 %Hermitage, PA35.1Bloomsburg, PA: 34.7 %Bloomsburg, PA34.7Emmaus, PA: 33.9 %Emmaus, PA33.9Bethlehem, PA: 33.8 %Bethlehem, PA33.8Philadelphia, PA: 33.6 %Philadelphia, PA33.6Kingston, PA: 33.1 %Kingston, PA33.1Lower Burrell, PA: 31.6 %Lower Burrell, PA31.6Elizabethtown, PA: 31.4 %Elizabethtown, PA31.4Baldwin, PA: 30.2 %Baldwin, PA30.2Lancaster, PA: 27.4 %Lancaster, PA27.4Williamsport, PA: 26.9 %Williamsport, PA26.9Easton, PA: 26.3 %Easton, PA26.3Chambersburg, PA: 26.2 %Chambersburg, PA26.2Munhall, PA: 25.2 %Munhall, PA25.2Meadville, PA: 24.9 %Meadville, PA24.9Harrisburg, PA: 23.9 %Harrisburg, PA23.9Norristown, PA: 23.2 %Norristown, PA23.2Ephrata, PA: 22.9 %Ephrata, PA22.9Yeadon, PA: 22.8 %Yeadon, PA22.8Scranton, PA: 22.7 %Scranton, PA22.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Franklin Park, PA73-0.8 pts
2State College, PA70.9+0.7 pts
3West Chester, PA55.6+1.3 pts
4Murrysville, PA55.4-0.2 pts
5Wyomissing, PA54.9+0.6 pts
6Indiana, PA52.7+0.1 pts
7Bethel Park, PA51+1.6 pts
8Phoenixville, PA50.9+4.2 pts
9Pittsburgh, PA46.8+1.1 pts
10Monroeville, PA45.5+1.5 pts
11Jefferson Hills, PA44.5-0.2 pts
12Mechanicsburg, PA41.9+0.1 pts
13Plum, PA40+1.7 pts
13Whitehall, PA40+0.6 pts
15Lansdowne, PA39.9+1.9 pts
16Carlisle, PA38.4-1.3 pts
17Greensburg, PA38.2+1 pts
18Wilkinsburg, PA38.1+0.2 pts
19Dunmore, PA38.1+1.6 pts
20Lansdale, PA35.6-0.3 pts
21Hermitage, PA35.1+2.6 pts
22Bloomsburg, PA34.7-0.4 pts
23Emmaus, PA33.9+5.4 pts
24Bethlehem, PA33.8+1.6 pts
25Philadelphia, PA33.6+1.1 pts
26Kingston, PA33.1+1.4 pts
27Lower Burrell, PA31.6-0.6 pts
28Elizabethtown, PA31.4+2.3 pts
29Baldwin, PA30.20 pts
30Lancaster, PA27.4+2 pts
31Williamsport, PA26.9+0.5 pts
32Easton, PA26.3+0.7 pts
33Chambersburg, PA26.2+1.6 pts
34Munhall, PA25.2-0.4 pts
35Meadville, PA24.9+0.4 pts
36Harrisburg, PA23.9+1.4 pts
37Norristown, PA23.2+0.4 pts
38Ephrata, PA22.9+0.4 pts
39Yeadon, PA22.8-3.5 pts
40Scranton, PA22.7-0.4 pts
41West Mifflin, PA22.6+1.3 pts
42Erie, PA22.4+0.2 pts
43Butler, PA22.3+0.8 pts
44New Kensington, PA21.7+2.2 pts
45Pottstown, PA21.3+1 pts
46Sharon, PA20.6+2.3 pts
47Northampton, PA20.1+2.1 pts
48Nanticoke, PA20-0.3 pts
49St. Marys, PA19.6+0.1 pts
50Pottsville, PA19.5-1.5 pts
51Washington, PA19.4+0.7 pts
52Altoona, PA18.9+0.4 pts
53Berwick, PA18.6+2.3 pts
54Wilkes-Barre, PA18.6+0.1 pts
55Allentown, PA18.3+1 pts
56Darby, PA17.2+1.6 pts
57Hanover, PA17.1-0.2 pts
58Columbia, PA16.7+0.4 pts
59New Castle, PA16.5+0.8 pts
60York, PA16.1+0.3 pts
61Coatesville, PA15.3-1.1 pts
62Johnstown, PA13.8-0.3 pts
63Chester, PA13.6-0.4 pts
64Waynesboro, PA13.3+0.1 pts
65McKeesport, PA13.3-1.7 pts
66Lebanon, PA12.5+1.9 pts
67Reading, PA11.7+1 pts
68Hazleton, PA11.2-1.2 pts

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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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Franklin Park, PA, with 73% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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