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

All 38 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/kansas-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Leawood, KS | 36.3 |
| 2 | Prairie Village, KS | 31.8 |
| 3 | Lawrence, KS | 26.9 |
| 4 | Overland Park, KS | 25.9 |
| 5 | Manhattan, KS | 24.5 |
| 6 | Lenexa, KS | 21.9 |
| 7 | Andover, KS | 19.9 |
| 8 | Bel Aire, KS | 19.5 |
| 9 | Shawnee, KS | 19.2 |
| 10 | Olathe, KS | 19.1 |
| 11 | Mission, KS | 18.4 |
| 12 | Lansing, KS | 17.4 |
| 13 | Hays, KS | 16.5 |
| 14 | McPherson, KS | 15.1 |
| 15 | Leavenworth, KS | 15 |
| 16 | Spring Hill, KS | 14.6 |
| 17 | Merriam, KS | 14.2 |
| 18 | Derby, KS | 12.7 |
| 19 | Pittsburg, KS | 12.2 |
| 20 | Wichita, KS | 11.7 |
| 21 | Topeka, KS | 10.8 |
| 22 | Emporia, KS | 10.8 |
| 23 | Atchison, KS | 10.5 |
| 24 | Gardner, KS | 10.2 |
| 25 | Winfield, KS | 10.2 |
| 26 | Salina, KS | 9.9 |
| 27 | Ottawa, KS | 9.2 |
| 28 | Haysville, KS | 8.7 |
| 29 | Newton, KS | 8.5 |
| 30 | Arkansas City, KS | 8 |
| 31 | Junction City, KS | 7.9 |
| 32 | Kansas City, KS | 7.9 |
| 33 | El Dorado, KS | 6.3 |
| 34 | Dodge City, KS | 6.2 |
| 35 | Hutchinson, KS | 6.2 |
| 36 | Garden City, KS | 5.6 |
| 37 | Great Bend, KS | 5.1 |
| 38 | Liberal, KS | 2.9 |