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

All 41 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/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Ames, IA | 31.8 |
| 2 | Iowa City, IA | 29.8 |
| 3 | Clive, IA | 26 |
| 4 | Coralville, IA | 24 |
| 5 | Bettendorf, IA | 22.4 |
| 6 | Johnston, IA | 22 |
| 7 | Cedar Falls, IA | 21.5 |
| 8 | West Des Moines, IA | 19.1 |
| 9 | Grimes, IA | 18.6 |
| 10 | North Liberty, IA | 18.4 |
| 11 | Waverly, IA | 18.3 |
| 12 | Waukee, IA | 18 |
| 13 | Urbandale, IA | 18 |
| 14 | Ankeny, IA | 16.1 |
| 15 | Pella, IA | 15.8 |
| 16 | Dubuque, IA | 12.1 |
| 17 | Indianola, IA | 11.9 |
| 18 | Norwalk, IA | 11.3 |
| 19 | Marion, IA | 11.2 |
| 20 | Davenport, IA | 10.9 |
| 21 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 10.9 |
| 22 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 10.8 |
| 23 | Altoona, IA | 10.4 |
| 24 | Des Moines, IA | 9.3 |
| 25 | Ottumwa, IA | 8.3 |
| 26 | Spencer, IA | 8 |
| 27 | Newton, IA | 8 |
| 28 | Sioux City, IA | 8 |
| 29 | Marshalltown, IA | 7.5 |
| 30 | Council Bluffs, IA | 7.3 |
| 31 | Mason City, IA | 7.3 |
| 32 | Storm Lake, IA | 7.2 |
| 33 | Carroll, IA | 7.1 |
| 34 | Waterloo, IA | 7 |
| 35 | Clinton, IA | 7 |
| 36 | Burlington, IA | 6.9 |
| 37 | Oskaloosa, IA | 6.6 |
| 38 | Boone, IA | 6.3 |
| 39 | Muscatine, IA | 5.6 |
| 40 | Fort Dodge, IA | 5.6 |
| 41 | Le Mars, IA | 4.5 |