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

Decatur, GA had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 101 cities in 2024, at 42.2%. Forest Park, GA had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 12.3% and the figure for Georgia was 13.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.2Decatur, GA
Lowest2.4Forest Park, GA
Median12.3101 cities
Georgia13.9History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Decatur, GA: 42.2 %Decatur, GA42.2Dunwoody, GA: 32.5 %Dunwoody, GA32.5Johns Creek, GA: 32.3 %Johns Creek, GA32.3Brookhaven, GA: 31.4 %Brookhaven, GA31.4Milton, GA: 31.2 %Milton, GA31.2Alpharetta, GA: 31.1 %Alpharetta, GA31.1Sandy Springs, GA: 29.6 %Sandy Springs, GA29.6Atlanta, GA: 26 %Atlanta, GA26Athens, GA: 24.3 %Athens, GA24.3Smyrna, GA: 24.1 %Smyrna, GA24.1Roswell, GA: 23.9 %Roswell, GA23.9Peachtree City, GA: 22.6 %Peachtree City, GA22.6Suwanee, GA: 22 %Suwanee, GA22Duluth, GA: 20.3 %Duluth, GA20.3Tucker, GA: 20.2 %Tucker, GA20.2Chamblee, GA: 19.8 %Chamblee, GA19.8Peachtree Corners, GA: 19.3 %Peachtree Corners, GA19.3Pooler, GA: 18.8 %Pooler, GA18.8Sugar Hill, GA: 16.9 %Sugar Hill, GA16.9Newnan, GA: 16.7 %Newnan, GA16.7Kennesaw, GA: 16.4 %Kennesaw, GA16.4Marietta, GA: 16.2 %Marietta, GA16.2South Fulton, GA: 15.6 %South Fulton, GA15.6Woodstock, GA: 15.5 %Woodstock, GA15.5Braselton, GA: 15.4 %Braselton, GA15.4Port Wentworth, GA: 15.4 %Port Wentworth, GA15.4Powder Springs, GA: 15.3 %Powder Springs, GA15.3Fairburn, GA: 14.9 %Fairburn, GA14.9Fayetteville, GA: 14.9 %Fayetteville, GA14.9Norcross, GA: 14.7 %Norcross, GA14.7Holly Springs, GA: 14.5 %Holly Springs, GA14.5Douglasville, GA: 14.2 %Douglasville, GA14.2Mableton, GA: 14.2 %Mableton, GA14.2Richmond Hill, GA: 14.1 %Richmond Hill, GA14.1Jefferson, GA: 14 %Jefferson, GA14Grovetown, GA: 13.8 %Grovetown, GA13.8Doraville, GA: 13.6 %Doraville, GA13.6Perry, GA: 13.6 %Perry, GA13.6Flowery Branch, GA: 13.4 %Flowery Branch, GA13.4Stonecrest, GA: 13.2 %Stonecrest, GA13.2Decatur, GA: 42.2 %Decatur, GA42.2Dunwoody, GA: 32.5 %Dunwoody, GA32.5Johns Creek, GA: 32.3 %Johns Creek, GA32.3Brookhaven, GA: 31.4 %Brookhaven, GA31.4Milton, GA: 31.2 %Milton, GA31.2Alpharetta, GA: 31.1 %Alpharetta, GA31.1Sandy Springs, GA: 29.6 %Sandy Springs, GA29.6Atlanta, GA: 26 %Atlanta, GA26Athens, GA: 24.3 %Athens, GA24.3Smyrna, GA: 24.1 %Smyrna, GA24.1Roswell, GA: 23.9 %Roswell, GA23.9Peachtree City, GA: 22.6 %Peachtree City, GA22.6Suwanee, GA: 22 %Suwanee, GA22Duluth, GA: 20.3 %Duluth, GA20.3Tucker, GA: 20.2 %Tucker, GA20.2Chamblee, GA: 19.8 %Chamblee, GA19.8Peachtree Corners, GA: 19.3 %Peachtree Corners, GA19.3Pooler, GA: 18.8 %Pooler, GA18.8Sugar Hill, GA: 16.9 %Sugar Hill, GA16.9Newnan, GA: 16.7 %Newnan, GA16.7Kennesaw, GA: 16.4 %Kennesaw, GA16.4Marietta, GA: 16.2 %Marietta, GA16.2South Fulton, GA: 15.6 %South Fulton, GA15.6Woodstock, GA: 15.5 %Woodstock, GA15.5Braselton, GA: 15.4 %Braselton, GA15.4Port Wentworth, GA: 15.4 %Port Wentworth, GA15.4Powder Springs, GA: 15.3 %Powder Springs, GA15.3Fairburn, GA: 14.9 %Fairburn, GA14.9Fayetteville, GA: 14.9 %Fayetteville, GA14.9Norcross, GA: 14.7 %Norcross, GA14.7Holly Springs, GA: 14.5 %Holly Springs, GA14.5Douglasville, GA: 14.2 %Douglasville, GA14.2Mableton, GA: 14.2 %Mableton, GA14.2Richmond Hill, GA: 14.1 %Richmond Hill, GA14.1Jefferson, GA: 14 %Jefferson, GA14Grovetown, GA: 13.8 %Grovetown, GA13.8Doraville, GA: 13.6 %Doraville, GA13.6Perry, GA: 13.6 %Perry, GA13.6Flowery Branch, GA: 13.4 %Flowery Branch, GA13.4Stonecrest, GA: 13.2 %Stonecrest, GA13.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Decatur, GA42.2-1.3 pts
2Dunwoody, GA32.5+0.1 pts
3Johns Creek, GA32.3+0.7 pts
4Brookhaven, GA31.4-0.1 pts
5Milton, GA31.2-1.1 pts
6Alpharetta, GA31.1-0.4 pts
7Sandy Springs, GA29.6-0.5 pts
8Atlanta, GA26+0.4 pts
9Athens, GA24.3-0.2 pts
10Smyrna, GA24.1+0.4 pts
11Roswell, GA23.9+0.1 pts
12Peachtree City, GA22.6+0.3 pts
13Suwanee, GA22+1.5 pts
14Duluth, GA20.3-0.7 pts
15Tucker, GA20.2-0.5 pts
16Chamblee, GA19.8-0.4 pts
17Peachtree Corners, GA19.3-0.7 pts
18Pooler, GA18.8+1.2 pts
19Sugar Hill, GA16.9+0.7 pts
20Newnan, GA16.7+0.2 pts
21Kennesaw, GA16.4+1.4 pts
22Marietta, GA16.2+0.9 pts
23South Fulton, GA15.6+0.9 pts
24Woodstock, GA15.5+0.5 pts
25Braselton, GA15.4-1.9 pts
26Port Wentworth, GA15.4-2.1 pts
27Powder Springs, GA15.3+0.4 pts
28Fairburn, GA14.9+1.3 pts
28Fayetteville, GA14.9+0.6 pts
30Norcross, GA14.7-0.1 pts
31Holly Springs, GA14.5+2.2 pts
32Douglasville, GA14.2-0 pts
33Mableton, GA14.2-1.6 pts
34Richmond Hill, GA14.1-0.1 pts
35Jefferson, GA14+3.2 pts
36Grovetown, GA13.8+0.9 pts
37Doraville, GA13.6+2 pts
38Perry, GA13.6+2.7 pts
39Flowery Branch, GA13.4+2.8 pts
40Stonecrest, GA13.2+1 pts
41Cumming, GA13.2-0.7 pts
42Villa Rica, GA13+0.1 pts
43East Point, GA12.9-0.2 pts
44Covington, GA12.9+1.5 pts
45Macon, GA12.9-0.2 pts
46Savannah, GA12.7+1.3 pts
47Stockbridge, GA12.7+0.3 pts
48Conyers, GA12.5+1.1 pts
49Valdosta, GA12.5+0.8 pts
50Rome, GA12.4-0.9 pts
51Columbus, GA12.3+0.2 pts
52LaGrange, GA12.3+1.5 pts
53Statesboro, GA11.7+0.4 pts
54Warner Robins, GA11.5+0.3 pts
55College Park, GA11.5-0.9 pts
55Lovejoy, GA11.5+1.9 pts
57Gainesville, GA11.3+0.4 pts
58Americus, GA11.2+0.5 pts
59Carrollton, GA10.9+0.2 pts
60Dalton, GA10.8-0 pts
61Acworth, GA10.6-0.2 pts
62Lilburn, GA10.5+1.7 pts
63Thomasville, GA10.5+0.5 pts
64Calhoun, GA10.3+2.3 pts
65Albany, GA10.1-0.2 pts
66Dublin, GA10-1.6 pts
67Augusta, GA10+0.5 pts
68Cartersville, GA9.9+1.2 pts
69Milledgeville, GA9.8-1 pts
70Snellville, GA9.8-0.2 pts
71St. Marys, GA9.7+0.5 pts
72Tifton, GA9.7-0.6 pts
73Canton, GA9.6-0.4 pts
74Locust Grove, GA9.3+0.5 pts
75Vidalia, GA9.3-3.6 pts
76Buford, GA9.1+0.6 pts
77McDonough, GA9+0.5 pts
78Douglas, GA9+2 pts
79Union City, GA8.7+1.2 pts
80Loganville, GA8.7-1.3 pts
81Bainbridge, GA8.4+0.4 pts
82Winder, GA8.4+0.2 pts
83Moultrie, GA8.2+0.3 pts
84Fort Oglethorpe, GA8.1-2.2 pts
85Kingsland, GA8+0.9 pts
86Brunswick, GA7.6+1.4 pts
87Lawrenceville, GA6.8+0.4 pts
88Auburn, GA6.7+1.9 pts
89Dallas, GA6.7-1.1 pts
90Hinesville, GA6.3+0.3 pts
91Clarkston, GA6.3-0.4 pts
92Jesup, GA6.10 pts
93Griffin, GA6.1-1.7 pts
94Cairo, GA6-0.4 pts
95Cedartown, GA5.5-1.4 pts
96Waycross, GA5.4+1.1 pts
97Riverdale, GA5.2-2 pts
98Monroe, GA5.1+0.2 pts
99Rincon, GA4.8-0.8 pts
100Garden City, GA4.1-0.6 pts
101Forest Park, GA2.4+0.4 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.

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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/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 Georgia 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 Georgia 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/georgia-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{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 Georgia by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024}},
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