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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 2022, at 43%. Forest Park, GA had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 11.1% and the figure for Georgia was 13.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43Decatur, GA
Lowest2.4Forest Park, GA
Median11.1101 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2022

Decatur, GA: 43 %Decatur, GA43Brookhaven, GA: 32.3 %Brookhaven, GA32.3Milton, GA: 32.3 %Milton, GA32.3Alpharetta, GA: 31.4 %Alpharetta, GA31.4Dunwoody, GA: 31.3 %Dunwoody, GA31.3Johns Creek, GA: 31.2 %Johns Creek, GA31.2Sandy Springs, GA: 27.8 %Sandy Springs, GA27.8Atlanta, GA: 25 %Atlanta, GA25Athens, GA: 23.6 %Athens, GA23.6Roswell, GA: 23.6 %Roswell, GA23.6Smyrna, GA: 22.8 %Smyrna, GA22.8Suwanee, GA: 22.6 %Suwanee, GA22.6Peachtree City, GA: 22.4 %Peachtree City, GA22.4Tucker, GA: 21.1 %Tucker, GA21.1Chamblee, GA: 20.6 %Chamblee, GA20.6Duluth, GA: 20.1 %Duluth, GA20.1Port Wentworth, GA: 19.9 %Port Wentworth, GA19.9Peachtree Corners, GA: 19.1 %Peachtree Corners, GA19.1Braselton, GA: 17.5 %Braselton, GA17.5Sugar Hill, GA: 17.1 %Sugar Hill, GA17.1Kennesaw, GA: 16.5 %Kennesaw, GA16.5Pooler, GA: 16.4 %Pooler, GA16.4Marietta, GA: 15.6 %Marietta, GA15.6Douglasville, GA: 15.4 %Douglasville, GA15.4South Fulton, GA: 14.9 %South Fulton, GA14.9Newnan, GA: 14.8 %Newnan, GA14.8East Point, GA: 14.6 %East Point, GA14.6Norcross, GA: 14.3 %Norcross, GA14.3Mableton, GA: 14.1 %Mableton, GA14.1Fayetteville, GA: 14 %Fayetteville, GA14Cumming, GA: 13.7 %Cumming, GA13.7Woodstock, GA: 13.5 %Woodstock, GA13.5Richmond Hill, GA: 13.5 %Richmond Hill, GA13.5Powder Springs, GA: 13.4 %Powder Springs, GA13.4Grovetown, GA: 12.8 %Grovetown, GA12.8Macon, GA: 12.5 %Macon, GA12.5Valdosta, GA: 12 %Valdosta, GA12Columbus, GA: 12 %Columbus, GA12Rome, GA: 11.9 %Rome, GA11.9Canton, GA: 11.7 %Canton, GA11.7Decatur, GA: 43 %Decatur, GA43Brookhaven, GA: 32.3 %Brookhaven, GA32.3Milton, GA: 32.3 %Milton, GA32.3Alpharetta, GA: 31.4 %Alpharetta, GA31.4Dunwoody, GA: 31.3 %Dunwoody, GA31.3Johns Creek, GA: 31.2 %Johns Creek, GA31.2Sandy Springs, GA: 27.8 %Sandy Springs, GA27.8Atlanta, GA: 25 %Atlanta, GA25Athens, GA: 23.6 %Athens, GA23.6Roswell, GA: 23.6 %Roswell, GA23.6Smyrna, GA: 22.8 %Smyrna, GA22.8Suwanee, GA: 22.6 %Suwanee, GA22.6Peachtree City, GA: 22.4 %Peachtree City, GA22.4Tucker, GA: 21.1 %Tucker, GA21.1Chamblee, GA: 20.6 %Chamblee, GA20.6Duluth, GA: 20.1 %Duluth, GA20.1Port Wentworth, GA: 19.9 %Port Wentworth, GA19.9Peachtree Corners, GA: 19.1 %Peachtree Corners, GA19.1Braselton, GA: 17.5 %Braselton, GA17.5Sugar Hill, GA: 17.1 %Sugar Hill, GA17.1Kennesaw, GA: 16.5 %Kennesaw, GA16.5Pooler, GA: 16.4 %Pooler, GA16.4Marietta, GA: 15.6 %Marietta, GA15.6Douglasville, GA: 15.4 %Douglasville, GA15.4South Fulton, GA: 14.9 %South Fulton, GA14.9Newnan, GA: 14.8 %Newnan, GA14.8East Point, GA: 14.6 %East Point, GA14.6Norcross, GA: 14.3 %Norcross, GA14.3Mableton, GA: 14.1 %Mableton, GA14.1Fayetteville, GA: 14 %Fayetteville, GA14Cumming, GA: 13.7 %Cumming, GA13.7Woodstock, GA: 13.5 %Woodstock, GA13.5Richmond Hill, GA: 13.5 %Richmond Hill, GA13.5Powder Springs, GA: 13.4 %Powder Springs, GA13.4Grovetown, GA: 12.8 %Grovetown, GA12.8Macon, GA: 12.5 %Macon, GA12.5Valdosta, GA: 12 %Valdosta, GA12Columbus, GA: 12 %Columbus, GA12Rome, GA: 11.9 %Rome, GA11.9Canton, GA: 11.7 %Canton, GA11.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Decatur, GA43-0.1 pts
2Brookhaven, GA32.3+3 pts
3Milton, GA32.3-0.3 pts
4Alpharetta, GA31.4+1.9 pts
5Dunwoody, GA31.3-1.5 pts
6Johns Creek, GA31.2+1.3 pts
7Sandy Springs, GA27.8+0.9 pts
8Atlanta, GA25+1 pts
9Athens, GA23.6-0.1 pts
10Roswell, GA23.6-0.1 pts
11Smyrna, GA22.8+0.9 pts
12Suwanee, GA22.6+0.1 pts
13Peachtree City, GA22.4-0.1 pts
14Tucker, GA21.10 pts
15Chamblee, GA20.6+0.4 pts
16Duluth, GA20.1+0.7 pts
17Port Wentworth, GA19.9+5.7 pts
18Peachtree Corners, GA19.1-0.8 pts
19Braselton, GA17.5+0.1 pts
20Sugar Hill, GA17.1+2 pts
21Kennesaw, GA16.5+1 pts
22Pooler, GA16.4+1.1 pts
23Marietta, GA15.6+0.3 pts
24Douglasville, GA15.4+0.9 pts
25South Fulton, GA14.9-0.8 pts
26Newnan, GA14.8+0.9 pts
27East Point, GA14.6+0.8 pts
28Norcross, GA14.3-0.2 pts
29Mableton, GA14.1-1.4 pts
30Fayetteville, GA14-0.1 pts
31Cumming, GA13.7+1.1 pts
32Woodstock, GA13.5+1.3 pts
33Richmond Hill, GA13.5-0.7 pts
34Powder Springs, GA13.4+0.9 pts
35Grovetown, GA12.8+3.2 pts
36Macon, GA12.5+0.3 pts
37Valdosta, GA12+1 pts
38Columbus, GA12+1 pts
39Rome, GA11.9+0.3 pts
40Canton, GA11.7+1.5 pts
40Warner Robins, GA11.7-0.5 pts
42Savannah, GA11.6+0.4 pts
43Stockbridge, GA11.5-1.1 pts
44Vidalia, GA11.5+0.5 pts
45Holly Springs, GA11.3+0.1 pts
46Covington, GA11.3-2.1 pts
47Milledgeville, GA11.2+0.6 pts
48Loganville, GA11.2+0.4 pts
49College Park, GA11.1+1.1 pts
49Gainesville, GA11.1-0.6 pts
51Doraville, GA11.1+0.5 pts
52Conyers, GA11+1 pts
53Statesboro, GA10.9+0.9 pts
54Acworth, GA10.9+0.2 pts
55Stonecrest, GA10.5-0 pts
56Villa Rica, GA10.4-0.8 pts
57Perry, GA10.20 pts
58Union City, GA10.2+0.6 pts
59Jefferson, GA10-0.8 pts
60LaGrange, GA9.9+1.3 pts
61Flowery Branch, GA9.9+0.1 pts
62Carrollton, GA9.7+0.8 pts
63Albany, GA9.7+0.4 pts
64Dalton, GA9.7+1.4 pts
65Lilburn, GA9.6+2.1 pts
66Thomasville, GA9.5-0.5 pts
67Augusta, GA9.5+0.3 pts
67Dublin, GA9.5-0.1 pts
69Fairburn, GA9.2+4 pts
70Fort Oglethorpe, GA9.1+1.8 pts
71Cartersville, GA9.1+0.6 pts
72Lovejoy, GA9+2.1 pts
73Tifton, GA8.8-0.7 pts
74St. Marys, GA8.6-1.2 pts
75Clarkston, GA8.3-1.5 pts
76Calhoun, GA8.3+1.1 pts
77McDonough, GA8.3-0.7 pts
78Moultrie, GA8.2+1.6 pts
79Griffin, GA8.2-1.1 pts
80Snellville, GA8.1-1.1 pts
81Buford, GA8+0.5 pts
82Americus, GA7.9-0.8 pts
83Cedartown, GA7.8+1.5 pts
84Winder, GA7.7-0.4 pts
85Lawrenceville, GA7.1-0.6 pts
86Locust Grove, GA7.1-0.4 pts
87Hinesville, GA7+0.6 pts
88Kingsland, GA6.9+1 pts
89Jesup, GA6.8-1.2 pts
90Riverdale, GA6.5+1.1 pts
91Bainbridge, GA6.4-0.5 pts
92Douglas, GA6.3+1.7 pts
93Brunswick, GA6.3-0.3 pts
94Rincon, GA5.8+0.1 pts
95Cairo, GA5.7+0.4 pts
95Dallas, GA5.7-1.4 pts
97Monroe, GA5.1+0.5 pts
98Waycross, GA4.2-0.5 pts
99Garden City, GA4+0.1 pts
100Auburn, GA3.7+0.5 pts
101Forest Park, GA2.4+0.2 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/georgia-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/georgia-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 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, 2022}},
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