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

Bentonville, AR had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 39 cities in 2023, at 23.3%. West Memphis, AR had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 8.6% and the figure for Arkansas was 9.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.3Bentonville, AR
Lowest3West Memphis, AR
Median8.639 cities
Arkansas9.2History

All cities, 2023

Bentonville, AR: 23.3 %Bentonville, AR23.3Maumelle, AR: 22.3 %Maumelle, AR22.3Fayetteville, AR: 22.1 %Fayetteville, AR22.1Little Rock, AR: 19 %Little Rock, AR19Conway, AR: 17.4 %Conway, AR17.4Searcy, AR: 16.4 %Searcy, AR16.4Centerton, AR: 12.8 %Centerton, AR12.8Jonesboro, AR: 12.4 %Jonesboro, AR12.4Sherwood, AR: 12 %Sherwood, AR12Bryant, AR: 11.9 %Bryant, AR11.9Bella Vista, AR: 11.8 %Bella Vista, AR11.8North Little Rock, AR: 11.7 %North Little Rock, AR11.7Russellville, AR: 11.7 %Russellville, AR11.7Rogers, AR: 11 %Rogers, AR11Marion, AR: 10.2 %Marion, AR10.2Fort Smith, AR: 10.2 %Fort Smith, AR10.2Hot Springs, AR: 9.8 %Hot Springs, AR9.8Benton, AR: 9.7 %Benton, AR9.7Farmington, AR: 9.6 %Farmington, AR9.6Springdale, AR: 8.6 %Springdale, AR8.6Batesville, AR: 8.5 %Batesville, AR8.5Lowell, AR: 8.4 %Lowell, AR8.4Jacksonville, AR: 7.9 %Jacksonville, AR7.9Cabot, AR: 7.8 %Cabot, AR7.8Siloam Springs, AR: 7.6 %Siloam Springs, AR7.6El Dorado, AR: 7.6 %El Dorado, AR7.6Blytheville, AR: 6.9 %Blytheville, AR6.9Camden, AR: 6.7 %Camden, AR6.7Paragould, AR: 6.5 %Paragould, AR6.5Texarkana, AR: 6.2 %Texarkana, AR6.2Pine Bluff, AR: 6.1 %Pine Bluff, AR6.1Magnolia, AR: 6 %Magnolia, AR6Van Buren, AR: 5.3 %Van Buren, AR5.3Harrison, AR: 5.2 %Harrison, AR5.2Pea Ridge, AR: 5.1 %Pea Ridge, AR5.1Mountain Home, AR: 4.8 %Mountain Home, AR4.8Forrest City, AR: 4.6 %Forrest City, AR4.6Malvern, AR: 3.2 %Malvern, AR3.2West Memphis, AR: 3 %West Memphis, AR3Bentonville, AR: 23.3 %Bentonville, AR23.3Maumelle, AR: 22.3 %Maumelle, AR22.3Fayetteville, AR: 22.1 %Fayetteville, AR22.1Little Rock, AR: 19 %Little Rock, AR19Conway, AR: 17.4 %Conway, AR17.4Searcy, AR: 16.4 %Searcy, AR16.4Centerton, AR: 12.8 %Centerton, AR12.8Jonesboro, AR: 12.4 %Jonesboro, AR12.4Sherwood, AR: 12 %Sherwood, AR12Bryant, AR: 11.9 %Bryant, AR11.9Bella Vista, AR: 11.8 %Bella Vista, AR11.8North Little Rock, AR: 11.7 %North Little Rock, AR11.7Russellville, AR: 11.7 %Russellville, AR11.7Rogers, AR: 11 %Rogers, AR11Marion, AR: 10.2 %Marion, AR10.2Fort Smith, AR: 10.2 %Fort Smith, AR10.2Hot Springs, AR: 9.8 %Hot Springs, AR9.8Benton, AR: 9.7 %Benton, AR9.7Farmington, AR: 9.6 %Farmington, AR9.6Springdale, AR: 8.6 %Springdale, AR8.6Batesville, AR: 8.5 %Batesville, AR8.5Lowell, AR: 8.4 %Lowell, AR8.4Jacksonville, AR: 7.9 %Jacksonville, AR7.9Cabot, AR: 7.8 %Cabot, AR7.8Siloam Springs, AR: 7.6 %Siloam Springs, AR7.6El Dorado, AR: 7.6 %El Dorado, AR7.6Blytheville, AR: 6.9 %Blytheville, AR6.9Camden, AR: 6.7 %Camden, AR6.7Paragould, AR: 6.5 %Paragould, AR6.5Texarkana, AR: 6.2 %Texarkana, AR6.2Pine Bluff, AR: 6.1 %Pine Bluff, AR6.1Magnolia, AR: 6 %Magnolia, AR6Van Buren, AR: 5.3 %Van Buren, AR5.3Harrison, AR: 5.2 %Harrison, AR5.2Pea Ridge, AR: 5.1 %Pea Ridge, AR5.1Mountain Home, AR: 4.8 %Mountain Home, AR4.8Forrest City, AR: 4.6 %Forrest City, AR4.6Malvern, AR: 3.2 %Malvern, AR3.2West Memphis, AR: 3 %West Memphis, AR3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Bentonville, AR23.3+1.4 pts
2Maumelle, AR22.3+1.6 pts
3Fayetteville, AR22.1-1 pts
4Little Rock, AR19-0.1 pts
5Conway, AR17.4+0.7 pts
6Searcy, AR16.4+0.8 pts
7Centerton, AR12.8+0.8 pts
8Jonesboro, AR12.4+0.1 pts
9Sherwood, AR12+0.9 pts
10Bryant, AR11.9+1.6 pts
11Bella Vista, AR11.8-0.8 pts
12North Little Rock, AR11.7-0.5 pts
13Russellville, AR11.7+0.3 pts
14Rogers, AR11-0.4 pts
15Marion, AR10.2+1 pts
16Fort Smith, AR10.2+0.8 pts
17Hot Springs, AR9.8+1 pts
18Benton, AR9.7+1.1 pts
19Farmington, AR9.6+3.4 pts
20Springdale, AR8.6-0.2 pts
21Batesville, AR8.5-0.2 pts
22Lowell, AR8.40 pts
23Jacksonville, AR7.9-1.5 pts
24Cabot, AR7.8-0.5 pts
25Siloam Springs, AR7.6-0.7 pts
26El Dorado, AR7.6-0.2 pts
27Blytheville, AR6.9-0.4 pts
28Camden, AR6.7+1.5 pts
29Paragould, AR6.5+0.1 pts
30Texarkana, AR6.2-0.3 pts
31Pine Bluff, AR6.1-0.7 pts
32Magnolia, AR6-0.1 pts
33Van Buren, AR5.3-1.1 pts
34Harrison, AR5.2-2.1 pts
35Pea Ridge, AR5.1+1 pts
36Mountain Home, AR4.8-0.9 pts
37Forrest City, AR4.6-0.3 pts
38Malvern, AR3.2-2 pts
39West Memphis, AR3-0.1 pts

Other periods

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.

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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/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 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 Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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 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 Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-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 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 Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-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 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 Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Bentonville, AR, with 23.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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West Memphis, AR, with 3% in 2023.

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