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

Ames, IA had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 41 cities in 2022, at 30.7%. Muscatine, IA had the lowest, at 5%. The median was 9.8% and the figure for Iowa was 10%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.7Ames, IA
Lowest5Muscatine, IA
Median9.841 cities
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All cities, 2022

Ames, IA: 30.7 %Ames, IA30.7Iowa City, IA: 29.4 %Iowa City, IA29.4Coralville, IA: 26.5 %Coralville, IA26.5Clive, IA: 24.5 %Clive, IA24.5North Liberty, IA: 23.4 %North Liberty, IA23.4Bettendorf, IA: 21.1 %Bettendorf, IA21.1Cedar Falls, IA: 20.7 %Cedar Falls, IA20.7Johnston, IA: 20.4 %Johnston, IA20.4West Des Moines, IA: 18.4 %West Des Moines, IA18.4Urbandale, IA: 17.7 %Urbandale, IA17.7Waukee, IA: 17.2 %Waukee, IA17.2Ankeny, IA: 16.9 %Ankeny, IA16.9Pella, IA: 16.1 %Pella, IA16.1Grimes, IA: 15.5 %Grimes, IA15.5Waverly, IA: 14.8 %Waverly, IA14.8Norwalk, IA: 13.1 %Norwalk, IA13.1Dubuque, IA: 11.6 %Dubuque, IA11.6Indianola, IA: 10.9 %Indianola, IA10.9Marion, IA: 10.4 %Marion, IA10.4Cedar Rapids, IA: 10.3 %Cedar Rapids, IA10.3Davenport, IA: 9.8 %Davenport, IA9.8Pleasant Hill, IA: 9.1 %Pleasant Hill, IA9.1Des Moines, IA: 9 %Des Moines, IA9Altoona, IA: 8.8 %Altoona, IA8.8Spencer, IA: 8.8 %Spencer, IA8.8Sioux City, IA: 8 %Sioux City, IA8Burlington, IA: 7.9 %Burlington, IA7.9Ottumwa, IA: 7.9 %Ottumwa, IA7.9Le Mars, IA: 7.6 %Le Mars, IA7.6Mason City, IA: 7.2 %Mason City, IA7.2Waterloo, IA: 7.2 %Waterloo, IA7.2Carroll, IA: 7.1 %Carroll, IA7.1Newton, IA: 7.1 %Newton, IA7.1Council Bluffs, IA: 7 %Council Bluffs, IA7Oskaloosa, IA: 6.7 %Oskaloosa, IA6.7Storm Lake, IA: 6.6 %Storm Lake, IA6.6Marshalltown, IA: 6.4 %Marshalltown, IA6.4Clinton, IA: 6.2 %Clinton, IA6.2Fort Dodge, IA: 5.5 %Fort Dodge, IA5.5Boone, IA: 5.1 %Boone, IA5.1Muscatine, IA: 5 %Muscatine, IA5Ames, IA: 30.7 %Ames, IA30.7Iowa City, IA: 29.4 %Iowa City, IA29.4Coralville, IA: 26.5 %Coralville, IA26.5Clive, IA: 24.5 %Clive, IA24.5North Liberty, IA: 23.4 %North Liberty, IA23.4Bettendorf, IA: 21.1 %Bettendorf, IA21.1Cedar Falls, IA: 20.7 %Cedar Falls, IA20.7Johnston, IA: 20.4 %Johnston, IA20.4West Des Moines, IA: 18.4 %West Des Moines, IA18.4Urbandale, IA: 17.7 %Urbandale, IA17.7Waukee, IA: 17.2 %Waukee, IA17.2Ankeny, IA: 16.9 %Ankeny, IA16.9Pella, IA: 16.1 %Pella, IA16.1Grimes, IA: 15.5 %Grimes, IA15.5Waverly, IA: 14.8 %Waverly, IA14.8Norwalk, IA: 13.1 %Norwalk, IA13.1Dubuque, IA: 11.6 %Dubuque, IA11.6Indianola, IA: 10.9 %Indianola, IA10.9Marion, IA: 10.4 %Marion, IA10.4Cedar Rapids, IA: 10.3 %Cedar Rapids, IA10.3Davenport, IA: 9.8 %Davenport, IA9.8Pleasant Hill, IA: 9.1 %Pleasant Hill, IA9.1Des Moines, IA: 9 %Des Moines, IA9Altoona, IA: 8.8 %Altoona, IA8.8Spencer, IA: 8.8 %Spencer, IA8.8Sioux City, IA: 8 %Sioux City, IA8Burlington, IA: 7.9 %Burlington, IA7.9Ottumwa, IA: 7.9 %Ottumwa, IA7.9Le Mars, IA: 7.6 %Le Mars, IA7.6Mason City, IA: 7.2 %Mason City, IA7.2Waterloo, IA: 7.2 %Waterloo, IA7.2Carroll, IA: 7.1 %Carroll, IA7.1Newton, IA: 7.1 %Newton, IA7.1Council Bluffs, IA: 7 %Council Bluffs, IA7Oskaloosa, IA: 6.7 %Oskaloosa, IA6.7Storm Lake, IA: 6.6 %Storm Lake, IA6.6Marshalltown, IA: 6.4 %Marshalltown, IA6.4Clinton, IA: 6.2 %Clinton, IA6.2Fort Dodge, IA: 5.5 %Fort Dodge, IA5.5Boone, IA: 5.1 %Boone, IA5.1Muscatine, IA: 5 %Muscatine, IA5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ames, IA30.7+1.4 pts
2Iowa City, IA29.4-0.7 pts
3Coralville, IA26.5+1.1 pts
4Clive, IA24.50 pts
5North Liberty, IA23.4+1.6 pts
6Bettendorf, IA21.1+0.1 pts
7Cedar Falls, IA20.7+0.2 pts
8Johnston, IA20.4+1.4 pts
9West Des Moines, IA18.4-0.6 pts
10Urbandale, IA17.7+0.6 pts
11Waukee, IA17.2+2.5 pts
12Ankeny, IA16.9+1.7 pts
13Pella, IA16.1+1.4 pts
14Grimes, IA15.5+0.1 pts
15Waverly, IA14.8-2.4 pts
16Norwalk, IA13.1-0.7 pts
17Dubuque, IA11.6-0.3 pts
18Indianola, IA10.9+0.8 pts
19Marion, IA10.4-0.2 pts
20Cedar Rapids, IA10.3+0.3 pts
21Davenport, IA9.8+0.6 pts
22Pleasant Hill, IA9.1+1 pts
23Des Moines, IA9+0.2 pts
24Altoona, IA8.8+1.4 pts
24Spencer, IA8.8+1.6 pts
26Sioux City, IA8+0.7 pts
27Burlington, IA7.9+1.1 pts
28Ottumwa, IA7.9-0 pts
29Le Mars, IA7.6-0.9 pts
30Mason City, IA7.2-0.3 pts
30Waterloo, IA7.2+0.4 pts
32Carroll, IA7.1+0.6 pts
33Newton, IA7.1+0.6 pts
34Council Bluffs, IA7-0 pts
35Oskaloosa, IA6.7-0.3 pts
36Storm Lake, IA6.6+0.5 pts
37Marshalltown, IA6.4-0.3 pts
38Clinton, IA6.2+0.7 pts
39Fort Dodge, IA5.5-0.3 pts
40Boone, IA5.1-0.3 pts
41Muscatine, IA5-0.7 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 Iowa 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 Iowa 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/iowa-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 Iowa by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/iowa-cities?period=2022.

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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 Iowa 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/iowa-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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 Iowa by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/iowa-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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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Ames, IA, with 30.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Muscatine, IA, with 5% in 2022.

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