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

All 39 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/arkansas-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Bentonville, AR | 22.6 |
| 2 | Fayetteville, AR | 22.1 |
| 3 | Maumelle, AR | 21.9 |
| 4 | Conway, AR | 18.9 |
| 5 | Little Rock, AR | 18.8 |
| 6 | Searcy, AR | 15.8 |
| 7 | Bella Vista, AR | 13.4 |
| 8 | Sherwood, AR | 13.3 |
| 9 | Jonesboro, AR | 13.1 |
| 10 | Centerton, AR | 12.5 |
| 11 | Rogers, AR | 11.9 |
| 12 | North Little Rock, AR | 11.8 |
| 13 | Farmington, AR | 11.2 |
| 14 | Marion, AR | 11.1 |
| 15 | Bryant, AR | 10.5 |
| 16 | Benton, AR | 10.3 |
| 17 | Russellville, AR | 10.3 |
| 18 | Fort Smith, AR | 9.9 |
| 19 | Batesville, AR | 9.3 |
| 20 | Hot Springs, AR | 9.2 |
| 21 | Springdale, AR | 9 |
| 22 | Blytheville, AR | 8.8 |
| 23 | Lowell, AR | 8.5 |
| 24 | Siloam Springs, AR | 8.4 |
| 25 | Cabot, AR | 8.4 |
| 26 | El Dorado, AR | 8.4 |
| 27 | Jacksonville, AR | 8.2 |
| 28 | Pea Ridge, AR | 7.3 |
| 29 | Magnolia, AR | 7.2 |
| 30 | Paragould, AR | 6.4 |
| 31 | Camden, AR | 6.3 |
| 32 | Pine Bluff, AR | 5.8 |
| 33 | Texarkana, AR | 5.7 |
| 34 | Van Buren, AR | 5.7 |
| 35 | Forrest City, AR | 5.3 |
| 36 | Malvern, AR | 5.2 |
| 37 | Mountain Home, AR | 4.8 |
| 38 | Harrison, AR | 4.4 |
| 39 | West Memphis, AR | 3 |