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

All 54 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/colorado-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Boulder, CO | 40.4 |
| 2 | Superior, CO | 38.9 |
| 3 | Louisville, CO | 36.5 |
| 4 | Greenwood Village, CO | 35.8 |
| 5 | Lone Tree, CO | 31.8 |
| 6 | Timnath, CO | 31.5 |
| 7 | Golden, CO | 30.3 |
| 8 | Monument, CO | 29.4 |
| 9 | Erie, CO | 28.8 |
| 10 | Lafayette, CO | 26.8 |
| 11 | Fort Collins, CO | 26.1 |
| 12 | Castle Pines, CO | 24.9 |
| 12 | Centennial, CO | 24.9 |
| 14 | Broomfield, CO | 24.7 |
| 15 | Steamboat Springs, CO | 24.7 |
| 16 | Durango, CO | 22.7 |
| 17 | Windsor, CO | 22.4 |
| 18 | Denver, CO | 22.3 |
| 19 | Littleton, CO | 21.5 |
| 20 | Parker, CO | 20.1 |
| 21 | Longmont, CO | 18.9 |
| 22 | Castle Rock, CO | 18.8 |
| 23 | Arvada, CO | 18.6 |
| 24 | Englewood, CO | 17.7 |
| 25 | Colorado Springs, CO | 17.4 |
| 26 | Glenwood Springs, CO | 17.2 |
| 27 | Severance, CO | 16.6 |
| 28 | Lakewood, CO | 16.5 |
| 29 | Wheat Ridge, CO | 16 |
| 30 | Berthoud, CO | 15.2 |
| 31 | Westminster, CO | 14.3 |
| 32 | Montrose, CO | 14.3 |
| 33 | Frederick, CO | 13.8 |
| 34 | Johnstown, CO | 13.2 |
| 35 | Loveland, CO | 13.1 |
| 36 | Grand Junction, CO | 12.6 |
| 37 | Firestone, CO | 12.2 |
| 38 | Aurora, CO | 11.9 |
| 39 | Greeley, CO | 11.1 |
| 40 | Wellington, CO | 10.7 |
| 41 | Thornton, CO | 10.7 |
| 42 | Fountain, CO | 10.1 |
| 43 | Commerce City, CO | 8.8 |
| 44 | Pueblo, CO | 8.5 |
| 45 | Evans, CO | 8.5 |
| 46 | Northglenn, CO | 8.1 |
| 47 | Fruita, CO | 7.1 |
| 48 | Fort Morgan, CO | 6.8 |
| 49 | Brighton, CO | 6.8 |
| 50 | Sterling, CO | 6.1 |
| 51 | Cañon City, CO | 5.9 |
| 52 | Rifle, CO | 5.7 |
| 53 | Federal Heights, CO | 4.3 |
| 54 | Fort Lupton, CO | 3.1 |