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

Decatur, GA had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 101 cities in 2021, at 43.1%. Forest Park, GA had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 10.6% and the figure for Georgia was 12.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.1Decatur, GA
Lowest2.3Forest Park, GA
Median10.6101 cities
Georgia12.8History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Decatur, GA: 43.1 %Decatur, GA43.1Dunwoody, GA: 32.8 %Dunwoody, GA32.8Milton, GA: 32.5 %Milton, GA32.5Johns Creek, GA: 29.9 %Johns Creek, GA29.9Alpharetta, GA: 29.5 %Alpharetta, GA29.5Brookhaven, GA: 29.3 %Brookhaven, GA29.3Sandy Springs, GA: 26.8 %Sandy Springs, GA26.8Atlanta, GA: 24.1 %Atlanta, GA24.1Roswell, GA: 23.8 %Roswell, GA23.8Athens, GA: 23.7 %Athens, GA23.7Peachtree City, GA: 22.5 %Peachtree City, GA22.5Suwanee, GA: 22.4 %Suwanee, GA22.4Smyrna, GA: 21.9 %Smyrna, GA21.9Tucker, GA: 21.1 %Tucker, GA21.1Chamblee, GA: 20.3 %Chamblee, GA20.3Peachtree Corners, GA: 19.9 %Peachtree Corners, GA19.9Duluth, GA: 19.3 %Duluth, GA19.3Braselton, GA: 17.4 %Braselton, GA17.4South Fulton, GA: 15.6 %South Fulton, GA15.6Kennesaw, GA: 15.5 %Kennesaw, GA15.5Mableton, GA: 15.5 %Mableton, GA15.5Marietta, GA: 15.3 %Marietta, GA15.3Pooler, GA: 15.3 %Pooler, GA15.3Sugar Hill, GA: 15.1 %Sugar Hill, GA15.1Norcross, GA: 14.5 %Norcross, GA14.5Douglasville, GA: 14.5 %Douglasville, GA14.5Port Wentworth, GA: 14.3 %Port Wentworth, GA14.3Richmond Hill, GA: 14.2 %Richmond Hill, GA14.2Fayetteville, GA: 14.1 %Fayetteville, GA14.1Newnan, GA: 13.9 %Newnan, GA13.9East Point, GA: 13.8 %East Point, GA13.8Covington, GA: 13.4 %Covington, GA13.4Stockbridge, GA: 12.6 %Stockbridge, GA12.6Cumming, GA: 12.6 %Cumming, GA12.6Powder Springs, GA: 12.5 %Powder Springs, GA12.5Warner Robins, GA: 12.3 %Warner Robins, GA12.3Macon, GA: 12.3 %Macon, GA12.3Woodstock, GA: 12.2 %Woodstock, GA12.2Gainesville, GA: 11.7 %Gainesville, GA11.7Rome, GA: 11.6 %Rome, GA11.6Decatur, GA: 43.1 %Decatur, GA43.1Dunwoody, GA: 32.8 %Dunwoody, GA32.8Milton, GA: 32.5 %Milton, GA32.5Johns Creek, GA: 29.9 %Johns Creek, GA29.9Alpharetta, GA: 29.5 %Alpharetta, GA29.5Brookhaven, GA: 29.3 %Brookhaven, GA29.3Sandy Springs, GA: 26.8 %Sandy Springs, GA26.8Atlanta, GA: 24.1 %Atlanta, GA24.1Roswell, GA: 23.8 %Roswell, GA23.8Athens, GA: 23.7 %Athens, GA23.7Peachtree City, GA: 22.5 %Peachtree City, GA22.5Suwanee, GA: 22.4 %Suwanee, GA22.4Smyrna, GA: 21.9 %Smyrna, GA21.9Tucker, GA: 21.1 %Tucker, GA21.1Chamblee, GA: 20.3 %Chamblee, GA20.3Peachtree Corners, GA: 19.9 %Peachtree Corners, GA19.9Duluth, GA: 19.3 %Duluth, GA19.3Braselton, GA: 17.4 %Braselton, GA17.4South Fulton, GA: 15.6 %South Fulton, GA15.6Kennesaw, GA: 15.5 %Kennesaw, GA15.5Mableton, GA: 15.5 %Mableton, GA15.5Marietta, GA: 15.3 %Marietta, GA15.3Pooler, GA: 15.3 %Pooler, GA15.3Sugar Hill, GA: 15.1 %Sugar Hill, GA15.1Norcross, GA: 14.5 %Norcross, GA14.5Douglasville, GA: 14.5 %Douglasville, GA14.5Port Wentworth, GA: 14.3 %Port Wentworth, GA14.3Richmond Hill, GA: 14.2 %Richmond Hill, GA14.2Fayetteville, GA: 14.1 %Fayetteville, GA14.1Newnan, GA: 13.9 %Newnan, GA13.9East Point, GA: 13.8 %East Point, GA13.8Covington, GA: 13.4 %Covington, GA13.4Stockbridge, GA: 12.6 %Stockbridge, GA12.6Cumming, GA: 12.6 %Cumming, GA12.6Powder Springs, GA: 12.5 %Powder Springs, GA12.5Warner Robins, GA: 12.3 %Warner Robins, GA12.3Macon, GA: 12.3 %Macon, GA12.3Woodstock, GA: 12.2 %Woodstock, GA12.2Gainesville, GA: 11.7 %Gainesville, GA11.7Rome, GA: 11.6 %Rome, GA11.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Decatur, GA43.1
2Dunwoody, GA32.8
3Milton, GA32.5
4Johns Creek, GA29.9
5Alpharetta, GA29.5
6Brookhaven, GA29.3
7Sandy Springs, GA26.8
8Atlanta, GA24.1
9Roswell, GA23.8
10Athens, GA23.7
11Peachtree City, GA22.5
12Suwanee, GA22.4
13Smyrna, GA21.9
14Tucker, GA21.1
15Chamblee, GA20.3
16Peachtree Corners, GA19.9
17Duluth, GA19.3
18Braselton, GA17.4
19South Fulton, GA15.6
20Kennesaw, GA15.5
21Mableton, GA15.5
22Marietta, GA15.3
23Pooler, GA15.3
24Sugar Hill, GA15.1
25Norcross, GA14.5
26Douglasville, GA14.5
27Port Wentworth, GA14.3
28Richmond Hill, GA14.2
29Fayetteville, GA14.1
30Newnan, GA13.9
31East Point, GA13.8
32Covington, GA13.4
33Stockbridge, GA12.6
34Cumming, GA12.6
35Powder Springs, GA12.5
36Warner Robins, GA12.3
37Macon, GA12.3
38Woodstock, GA12.2
39Gainesville, GA11.7
40Rome, GA11.6
41Villa Rica, GA11.3
42Savannah, GA11.2
43Holly Springs, GA11.1
44Valdosta, GA11
45Columbus, GA11
46Vidalia, GA11
47Jefferson, GA10.8
48Loganville, GA10.8
49Acworth, GA10.7
50Milledgeville, GA10.6
51Doraville, GA10.6
52Stonecrest, GA10.6
53Canton, GA10.2
54Perry, GA10.2
55Conyers, GA10.1
56Statesboro, GA10.1
57Thomasville, GA10
58College Park, GA10
59Clarkston, GA9.9
60St. Marys, GA9.8
61Flowery Branch, GA9.7
62Union City, GA9.6
63Dublin, GA9.6
64Tifton, GA9.6
65Grovetown, GA9.5
66Griffin, GA9.3
67Albany, GA9.2
68Snellville, GA9.2
69Augusta, GA9.2
70McDonough, GA9
71Carrollton, GA8.9
72Americus, GA8.6
73LaGrange, GA8.6
74Cartersville, GA8.5
75Dalton, GA8.3
76Winder, GA8.1
77Jesup, GA8
78Lawrenceville, GA7.7
79Locust Grove, GA7.5
80Buford, GA7.5
81Lilburn, GA7.5
82Fort Oglethorpe, GA7.3
83Calhoun, GA7.2
84Dallas, GA7.1
85Bainbridge, GA7
86Lovejoy, GA6.9
87Brunswick, GA6.6
87Moultrie, GA6.6
89Hinesville, GA6.4
90Cedartown, GA6.4
91Kingsland, GA6
92Rincon, GA5.7
93Riverdale, GA5.4
94Cairo, GA5.3
95Fairburn, GA5.2
96Waycross, GA4.7
97Douglas, GA4.6
98Monroe, GA4.5
99Garden City, GA3.9
100Auburn, GA3.3
101Forest Park, GA2.3

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/georgia-cities?period=2021. 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 Georgia by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/georgia-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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