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Cities in Arizona by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

Paradise Valley, AZ had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 44 cities in 2024, at 36.9%. San Luis, AZ had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 9.9% and the figure for Arizona was 13%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36.9Paradise Valley, AZ
Lowest1.7San Luis, AZ
Median9.944 cities
Arizona13History

All cities, 2024

Paradise Valley, AZ: 36.9 %Paradise Valley, AZ36.9Oro Valley, AZ: 26 %Oro Valley, AZ26Scottsdale, AZ: 24.5 %Scottsdale, AZ24.5Flagstaff, AZ: 21.7 %Flagstaff, AZ21.7Tempe, AZ: 21 %Tempe, AZ21Fountain Hills, AZ: 19.5 %Fountain Hills, AZ19.5Chandler, AZ: 19 %Chandler, AZ19Marana, AZ: 18.2 %Marana, AZ18.2Gilbert, AZ: 17.7 %Gilbert, AZ17.7Sahuarita, AZ: 17.4 %Sahuarita, AZ17.4Prescott, AZ: 16.5 %Prescott, AZ16.5Queen Creek, AZ: 16.3 %Queen Creek, AZ16.3Peoria, AZ: 14.1 %Peoria, AZ14.1Sierra Vista, AZ: 13.8 %Sierra Vista, AZ13.8Goodyear, AZ: 13.2 %Goodyear, AZ13.2Phoenix, AZ: 13.1 %Phoenix, AZ13.1Tucson, AZ: 12.9 %Tucson, AZ12.9Surprise, AZ: 11.3 %Surprise, AZ11.3Mesa, AZ: 11.1 %Mesa, AZ11.1Prescott Valley, AZ: 10.4 %Prescott Valley, AZ10.4Camp Verde, AZ: 10.4 %Camp Verde, AZ10.4Show Low, AZ: 10.4 %Show Low, AZ10.4Payson, AZ: 9.5 %Payson, AZ9.5Cottonwood, AZ: 9.4 %Cottonwood, AZ9.4Buckeye, AZ: 8.8 %Buckeye, AZ8.8Kingman, AZ: 8.8 %Kingman, AZ8.8Glendale, AZ: 8.7 %Glendale, AZ8.7Chino Valley, AZ: 8.1 %Chino Valley, AZ8.1Yuma, AZ: 7.9 %Yuma, AZ7.9Casa Grande, AZ: 7.7 %Casa Grande, AZ7.7Maricopa, AZ: 7.2 %Maricopa, AZ7.2Lake Havasu City, AZ: 7 %Lake Havasu City, AZ7Avondale, AZ: 6.8 %Avondale, AZ6.8Apache Junction, AZ: 6.5 %Apache Junction, AZ6.5Nogales, AZ: 6.5 %Nogales, AZ6.5El Mirage, AZ: 5.4 %El Mirage, AZ5.4Safford, AZ: 5.3 %Safford, AZ5.3Bullhead City, AZ: 5.2 %Bullhead City, AZ5.2Coolidge, AZ: 5 %Coolidge, AZ5Douglas, AZ: 4.9 %Douglas, AZ4.9Florence, AZ: 4.7 %Florence, AZ4.7Somerton, AZ: 4.4 %Somerton, AZ4.4Eloy, AZ: 3.4 %Eloy, AZ3.4San Luis, AZ: 1.7 %San Luis, AZ1.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Paradise Valley, AZ36.9+2.5 pts
2Oro Valley, AZ26+0.8 pts
3Scottsdale, AZ24.5+0.1 pts
4Flagstaff, AZ21.7+0.8 pts
5Tempe, AZ21+0.4 pts
6Fountain Hills, AZ19.5-0.2 pts
7Chandler, AZ19+0.8 pts
8Marana, AZ18.2+0.8 pts
9Gilbert, AZ17.7+1 pts
10Sahuarita, AZ17.4-1.3 pts
11Prescott, AZ16.5-1.6 pts
12Queen Creek, AZ16.3+1.5 pts
13Peoria, AZ14.1+0.2 pts
14Sierra Vista, AZ13.8-0.2 pts
15Goodyear, AZ13.2-0.1 pts
16Phoenix, AZ13.1+0.6 pts
17Tucson, AZ12.9+0.4 pts
18Surprise, AZ11.3+0.1 pts
19Mesa, AZ11.1+0.5 pts
20Prescott Valley, AZ10.4+0.4 pts
21Camp Verde, AZ10.4+0.4 pts
22Show Low, AZ10.4+0.1 pts
23Payson, AZ9.5-0.3 pts
24Cottonwood, AZ9.4+2.2 pts
25Buckeye, AZ8.8+0.8 pts
26Kingman, AZ8.8-1 pts
27Glendale, AZ8.7+0.5 pts
28Chino Valley, AZ8.1+0.7 pts
29Yuma, AZ7.9+0.1 pts
30Casa Grande, AZ7.7-0.1 pts
31Maricopa, AZ7.2-0.2 pts
32Lake Havasu City, AZ7+0.2 pts
33Avondale, AZ6.8-0 pts
34Apache Junction, AZ6.5-0 pts
35Nogales, AZ6.5-0 pts
36El Mirage, AZ5.4+0.1 pts
37Safford, AZ5.3-0.3 pts
38Bullhead City, AZ5.20 pts
39Coolidge, AZ5+2.2 pts
40Douglas, AZ4.9+0.5 pts
41Florence, AZ4.7+0.1 pts
42Somerton, AZ4.4-1.2 pts
43Eloy, AZ3.4+0.1 pts
44San Luis, AZ1.7+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 Arizona by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 Arizona by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/arizona-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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 Arizona by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/arizona-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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 Arizona by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/arizona-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Paradise Valley, AZ, with 36.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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San Luis, AZ, with 1.7% in 2024.

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