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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 2023, at 43.5%. Forest Park, GA had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 11.4% and the figure for Georgia was 13.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.5Decatur, GA
Lowest2Forest Park, GA
Median11.4101 cities
Georgia13.5History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Decatur, GA: 43.5 %Decatur, GA43.5Dunwoody, GA: 32.4 %Dunwoody, GA32.4Milton, GA: 32.3 %Milton, GA32.3Johns Creek, GA: 31.6 %Johns Creek, GA31.6Alpharetta, GA: 31.5 %Alpharetta, GA31.5Brookhaven, GA: 31.5 %Brookhaven, GA31.5Sandy Springs, GA: 30.1 %Sandy Springs, GA30.1Atlanta, GA: 25.6 %Atlanta, GA25.6Athens, GA: 24.5 %Athens, GA24.5Roswell, GA: 23.8 %Roswell, GA23.8Smyrna, GA: 23.6 %Smyrna, GA23.6Peachtree City, GA: 22.3 %Peachtree City, GA22.3Duluth, GA: 21.1 %Duluth, GA21.1Tucker, GA: 20.7 %Tucker, GA20.7Suwanee, GA: 20.5 %Suwanee, GA20.5Chamblee, GA: 20.2 %Chamblee, GA20.2Peachtree Corners, GA: 19.9 %Peachtree Corners, GA19.9Pooler, GA: 17.6 %Pooler, GA17.6Port Wentworth, GA: 17.5 %Port Wentworth, GA17.5Braselton, GA: 17.4 %Braselton, GA17.4Newnan, GA: 16.5 %Newnan, GA16.5Sugar Hill, GA: 16.2 %Sugar Hill, GA16.2Mableton, GA: 15.8 %Mableton, GA15.8Marietta, GA: 15.3 %Marietta, GA15.3Woodstock, GA: 15 %Woodstock, GA15Kennesaw, GA: 15 %Kennesaw, GA15Powder Springs, GA: 14.9 %Powder Springs, GA14.9Norcross, GA: 14.8 %Norcross, GA14.8South Fulton, GA: 14.7 %South Fulton, GA14.7Fayetteville, GA: 14.3 %Fayetteville, GA14.3Richmond Hill, GA: 14.3 %Richmond Hill, GA14.3Douglasville, GA: 14.2 %Douglasville, GA14.2Cumming, GA: 13.9 %Cumming, GA13.9Fairburn, GA: 13.6 %Fairburn, GA13.6Rome, GA: 13.3 %Rome, GA13.3East Point, GA: 13.2 %East Point, GA13.2Macon, GA: 13.1 %Macon, GA13.1Vidalia, GA: 12.9 %Vidalia, GA12.9Villa Rica, GA: 12.9 %Villa Rica, GA12.9Grovetown, GA: 12.9 %Grovetown, GA12.9Decatur, GA: 43.5 %Decatur, GA43.5Dunwoody, GA: 32.4 %Dunwoody, GA32.4Milton, GA: 32.3 %Milton, GA32.3Johns Creek, GA: 31.6 %Johns Creek, GA31.6Alpharetta, GA: 31.5 %Alpharetta, GA31.5Brookhaven, GA: 31.5 %Brookhaven, GA31.5Sandy Springs, GA: 30.1 %Sandy Springs, GA30.1Atlanta, GA: 25.6 %Atlanta, GA25.6Athens, GA: 24.5 %Athens, GA24.5Roswell, GA: 23.8 %Roswell, GA23.8Smyrna, GA: 23.6 %Smyrna, GA23.6Peachtree City, GA: 22.3 %Peachtree City, GA22.3Duluth, GA: 21.1 %Duluth, GA21.1Tucker, GA: 20.7 %Tucker, GA20.7Suwanee, GA: 20.5 %Suwanee, GA20.5Chamblee, GA: 20.2 %Chamblee, GA20.2Peachtree Corners, GA: 19.9 %Peachtree Corners, GA19.9Pooler, GA: 17.6 %Pooler, GA17.6Port Wentworth, GA: 17.5 %Port Wentworth, GA17.5Braselton, GA: 17.4 %Braselton, GA17.4Newnan, GA: 16.5 %Newnan, GA16.5Sugar Hill, GA: 16.2 %Sugar Hill, GA16.2Mableton, GA: 15.8 %Mableton, GA15.8Marietta, GA: 15.3 %Marietta, GA15.3Woodstock, GA: 15 %Woodstock, GA15Kennesaw, GA: 15 %Kennesaw, GA15Powder Springs, GA: 14.9 %Powder Springs, GA14.9Norcross, GA: 14.8 %Norcross, GA14.8South Fulton, GA: 14.7 %South Fulton, GA14.7Fayetteville, GA: 14.3 %Fayetteville, GA14.3Richmond Hill, GA: 14.3 %Richmond Hill, GA14.3Douglasville, GA: 14.2 %Douglasville, GA14.2Cumming, GA: 13.9 %Cumming, GA13.9Fairburn, GA: 13.6 %Fairburn, GA13.6Rome, GA: 13.3 %Rome, GA13.3East Point, GA: 13.2 %East Point, GA13.2Macon, GA: 13.1 %Macon, GA13.1Vidalia, GA: 12.9 %Vidalia, GA12.9Villa Rica, GA: 12.9 %Villa Rica, GA12.9Grovetown, GA: 12.9 %Grovetown, GA12.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Decatur, GA43.5+0.5 pts
2Dunwoody, GA32.4+1.1 pts
3Milton, GA32.3-0 pts
4Johns Creek, GA31.6+0.4 pts
5Alpharetta, GA31.5+0.1 pts
6Brookhaven, GA31.5-0.8 pts
7Sandy Springs, GA30.1+2.4 pts
8Atlanta, GA25.6+0.5 pts
9Athens, GA24.5+0.8 pts
10Roswell, GA23.8+0.2 pts
11Smyrna, GA23.6+0.8 pts
12Peachtree City, GA22.3-0.1 pts
13Duluth, GA21.1+1 pts
14Tucker, GA20.7-0.4 pts
15Suwanee, GA20.5-2.1 pts
16Chamblee, GA20.2-0.4 pts
17Peachtree Corners, GA19.9+0.9 pts
18Pooler, GA17.6+1.2 pts
19Port Wentworth, GA17.5-2.4 pts
20Braselton, GA17.4-0.1 pts
21Newnan, GA16.5+1.7 pts
22Sugar Hill, GA16.2-0.9 pts
23Mableton, GA15.8+1.7 pts
24Marietta, GA15.3-0.3 pts
25Woodstock, GA15+1.5 pts
26Kennesaw, GA15-1.5 pts
27Powder Springs, GA14.9+1.5 pts
28Norcross, GA14.8+0.5 pts
29South Fulton, GA14.7-0.1 pts
30Fayetteville, GA14.3+0.3 pts
31Richmond Hill, GA14.3+0.8 pts
32Douglasville, GA14.2-1.2 pts
33Cumming, GA13.9+0.1 pts
34Fairburn, GA13.6+4.4 pts
35Rome, GA13.3+1.4 pts
36East Point, GA13.2-1.4 pts
37Macon, GA13.1+0.5 pts
38Vidalia, GA12.9+1.5 pts
39Villa Rica, GA12.9+2.5 pts
40Grovetown, GA12.9+0.1 pts
41Stockbridge, GA12.3+0.8 pts
42College Park, GA12.3+1.2 pts
43Holly Springs, GA12.3+1 pts
44Stonecrest, GA12.3+1.7 pts
45Columbus, GA12.2+0.2 pts
46Valdosta, GA11.7-0.4 pts
47Dublin, GA11.6+2.1 pts
48Doraville, GA11.6+0.5 pts
49Savannah, GA11.5-0.1 pts
50Covington, GA11.5+0.2 pts
51Conyers, GA11.4+0.4 pts
52Statesboro, GA11.3+0.4 pts
53Warner Robins, GA11.2-0.5 pts
54Gainesville, GA10.9-0.2 pts
54Perry, GA10.9+0.6 pts
56Jefferson, GA10.8+0.9 pts
57Dalton, GA10.8+1.2 pts
58Acworth, GA10.8-0.1 pts
59Milledgeville, GA10.8-0.4 pts
60LaGrange, GA10.7+0.8 pts
61Americus, GA10.7+2.8 pts
62Carrollton, GA10.7+0.9 pts
63Flowery Branch, GA10.6+0.7 pts
64Albany, GA10.3+0.6 pts
65Fort Oglethorpe, GA10.3+1.2 pts
66Tifton, GA10.2+1.4 pts
67Snellville, GA10+1.9 pts
68Thomasville, GA10+0.5 pts
69Canton, GA10-1.8 pts
70Loganville, GA10-1.2 pts
71Lovejoy, GA9.5+0.5 pts
72Augusta, GA9.50 pts
73St. Marys, GA9.1+0.5 pts
74Lilburn, GA8.8-0.8 pts
75Locust Grove, GA8.8+1.7 pts
76Cartersville, GA8.8-0.3 pts
77McDonough, GA8.5+0.2 pts
78Buford, GA8.4+0.4 pts
79Winder, GA8.2+0.4 pts
80Bainbridge, GA8+1.6 pts
80Calhoun, GA8-0.3 pts
82Moultrie, GA7.9-0.3 pts
83Griffin, GA7.9-0.3 pts
84Dallas, GA7.8+2.1 pts
85Union City, GA7.5-2.7 pts
86Riverdale, GA7.3+0.8 pts
87Kingsland, GA7.1+0.2 pts
88Douglas, GA7+0.7 pts
89Cedartown, GA6.9-1 pts
90Clarkston, GA6.6-1.7 pts
91Lawrenceville, GA6.4-0.7 pts
92Cairo, GA6.4+0.7 pts
93Brunswick, GA6.2-0.1 pts
94Jesup, GA6.1-0.7 pts
95Hinesville, GA6.1-1 pts
96Rincon, GA5.6-0.2 pts
97Monroe, GA4.9-0.1 pts
98Auburn, GA4.8+1.1 pts
99Garden City, GA4.7+0.7 pts
100Waycross, GA4.3+0.1 pts
101Forest Park, GA2-0.5 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/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 Georgia 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 Georgia 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/georgia-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 Georgia 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/georgia-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Decatur, GA, with 43.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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