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

All 44 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `graduate_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/arizona-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Paradise Valley, AZ | 36.9 |
| 2 | Oro Valley, AZ | 26 |
| 3 | Scottsdale, AZ | 24.5 |
| 4 | Flagstaff, AZ | 21.7 |
| 5 | Tempe, AZ | 21 |
| 6 | Fountain Hills, AZ | 19.5 |
| 7 | Chandler, AZ | 19 |
| 8 | Marana, AZ | 18.2 |
| 9 | Gilbert, AZ | 17.7 |
| 10 | Sahuarita, AZ | 17.4 |
| 11 | Prescott, AZ | 16.5 |
| 12 | Queen Creek, AZ | 16.3 |
| 13 | Peoria, AZ | 14.1 |
| 14 | Sierra Vista, AZ | 13.8 |
| 15 | Goodyear, AZ | 13.2 |
| 16 | Phoenix, AZ | 13.1 |
| 17 | Tucson, AZ | 12.9 |
| 18 | Surprise, AZ | 11.3 |
| 19 | Mesa, AZ | 11.1 |
| 20 | Prescott Valley, AZ | 10.4 |
| 21 | Camp Verde, AZ | 10.4 |
| 22 | Show Low, AZ | 10.4 |
| 23 | Payson, AZ | 9.5 |
| 24 | Cottonwood, AZ | 9.4 |
| 25 | Buckeye, AZ | 8.8 |
| 26 | Kingman, AZ | 8.8 |
| 27 | Glendale, AZ | 8.7 |
| 28 | Chino Valley, AZ | 8.1 |
| 29 | Yuma, AZ | 7.9 |
| 30 | Casa Grande, AZ | 7.7 |
| 31 | Maricopa, AZ | 7.2 |
| 32 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 7 |
| 33 | Avondale, AZ | 6.8 |
| 34 | Apache Junction, AZ | 6.5 |
| 35 | Nogales, AZ | 6.5 |
| 36 | El Mirage, AZ | 5.4 |
| 37 | Safford, AZ | 5.3 |
| 38 | Bullhead City, AZ | 5.2 |
| 39 | Coolidge, AZ | 5 |
| 40 | Douglas, AZ | 4.9 |
| 41 | Florence, AZ | 4.7 |
| 42 | Somerton, AZ | 4.4 |
| 43 | Eloy, AZ | 3.4 |
| 44 | San Luis, AZ | 1.7 |