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

Leawood, KS had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 38 cities in 2023, at 35.8%. Liberal, KS had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 12.1% and the figure for Kansas was 13.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.8Leawood, KS
Lowest2.6Liberal, KS
Median12.138 cities
Kansas13.2History

All cities, 2023

Leawood, KS: 35.8 %Leawood, KS35.8Prairie Village, KS: 31.1 %Prairie Village, KS31.1Lawrence, KS: 25.4 %Lawrence, KS25.4Overland Park, KS: 25.3 %Overland Park, KS25.3Manhattan, KS: 24.1 %Manhattan, KS24.1Lenexa, KS: 21.6 %Lenexa, KS21.6Andover, KS: 21.5 %Andover, KS21.5Lansing, KS: 19 %Lansing, KS19Mission, KS: 18.8 %Mission, KS18.8Olathe, KS: 18.8 %Olathe, KS18.8Shawnee, KS: 18.4 %Shawnee, KS18.4Bel Aire, KS: 17.7 %Bel Aire, KS17.7Hays, KS: 17 %Hays, KS17Leavenworth, KS: 14.9 %Leavenworth, KS14.9McPherson, KS: 14 %McPherson, KS14Merriam, KS: 13.9 %Merriam, KS13.9Spring Hill, KS: 13.5 %Spring Hill, KS13.5Pittsburg, KS: 13.1 %Pittsburg, KS13.1Derby, KS: 12.5 %Derby, KS12.5Emporia, KS: 11.7 %Emporia, KS11.7Winfield, KS: 11.6 %Winfield, KS11.6Wichita, KS: 11.2 %Wichita, KS11.2Atchison, KS: 11.1 %Atchison, KS11.1Topeka, KS: 10.6 %Topeka, KS10.6Ottawa, KS: 10.6 %Ottawa, KS10.6Gardner, KS: 9.9 %Gardner, KS9.9Salina, KS: 9.8 %Salina, KS9.8Arkansas City, KS: 8.7 %Arkansas City, KS8.7El Dorado, KS: 8.7 %El Dorado, KS8.7Junction City, KS: 8.1 %Junction City, KS8.1Newton, KS: 8.1 %Newton, KS8.1Haysville, KS: 7.6 %Haysville, KS7.6Kansas City, KS: 7.6 %Kansas City, KS7.6Garden City, KS: 6.6 %Garden City, KS6.6Hutchinson, KS: 6 %Hutchinson, KS6Dodge City, KS: 5.6 %Dodge City, KS5.6Great Bend, KS: 4.3 %Great Bend, KS4.3Liberal, KS: 2.6 %Liberal, KS2.6Leawood, KS: 35.8 %Leawood, KS35.8Prairie Village, KS: 31.1 %Prairie Village, KS31.1Lawrence, KS: 25.4 %Lawrence, KS25.4Overland Park, KS: 25.3 %Overland Park, KS25.3Manhattan, KS: 24.1 %Manhattan, KS24.1Lenexa, KS: 21.6 %Lenexa, KS21.6Andover, KS: 21.5 %Andover, KS21.5Lansing, KS: 19 %Lansing, KS19Mission, KS: 18.8 %Mission, KS18.8Olathe, KS: 18.8 %Olathe, KS18.8Shawnee, KS: 18.4 %Shawnee, KS18.4Bel Aire, KS: 17.7 %Bel Aire, KS17.7Hays, KS: 17 %Hays, KS17Leavenworth, KS: 14.9 %Leavenworth, KS14.9McPherson, KS: 14 %McPherson, KS14Merriam, KS: 13.9 %Merriam, KS13.9Spring Hill, KS: 13.5 %Spring Hill, KS13.5Pittsburg, KS: 13.1 %Pittsburg, KS13.1Derby, KS: 12.5 %Derby, KS12.5Emporia, KS: 11.7 %Emporia, KS11.7Winfield, KS: 11.6 %Winfield, KS11.6Wichita, KS: 11.2 %Wichita, KS11.2Atchison, KS: 11.1 %Atchison, KS11.1Topeka, KS: 10.6 %Topeka, KS10.6Ottawa, KS: 10.6 %Ottawa, KS10.6Gardner, KS: 9.9 %Gardner, KS9.9Salina, KS: 9.8 %Salina, KS9.8Arkansas City, KS: 8.7 %Arkansas City, KS8.7El Dorado, KS: 8.7 %El Dorado, KS8.7Junction City, KS: 8.1 %Junction City, KS8.1Newton, KS: 8.1 %Newton, KS8.1Haysville, KS: 7.6 %Haysville, KS7.6Kansas City, KS: 7.6 %Kansas City, KS7.6Garden City, KS: 6.6 %Garden City, KS6.6Hutchinson, KS: 6 %Hutchinson, KS6Dodge City, KS: 5.6 %Dodge City, KS5.6Great Bend, KS: 4.3 %Great Bend, KS4.3Liberal, KS: 2.6 %Liberal, KS2.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Leawood, KS35.8-0.6 pts
2Prairie Village, KS31.10 pts
3Lawrence, KS25.4-0.2 pts
4Overland Park, KS25.3+0.1 pts
5Manhattan, KS24.1-0.9 pts
6Lenexa, KS21.6+0.2 pts
7Andover, KS21.5+1.2 pts
8Lansing, KS19+2.7 pts
9Mission, KS18.8-0.8 pts
10Olathe, KS18.8-0.4 pts
11Shawnee, KS18.4+0.7 pts
12Bel Aire, KS17.70 pts
13Hays, KS17-0.1 pts
14Leavenworth, KS14.9-0.4 pts
15McPherson, KS14+2.3 pts
16Merriam, KS13.9-1.3 pts
17Spring Hill, KS13.5+2.5 pts
18Pittsburg, KS13.1+0.4 pts
19Derby, KS12.5-0.7 pts
20Emporia, KS11.7+0.5 pts
21Winfield, KS11.6-0.1 pts
22Wichita, KS11.2-0.3 pts
23Atchison, KS11.1-0.7 pts
24Topeka, KS10.6+0.8 pts
25Ottawa, KS10.6-0.7 pts
26Gardner, KS9.90 pts
27Salina, KS9.8-0.6 pts
28Arkansas City, KS8.7+0.4 pts
29El Dorado, KS8.7+0.4 pts
30Junction City, KS8.1-0.9 pts
31Newton, KS8.1+0.7 pts
32Haysville, KS7.6-0.6 pts
33Kansas City, KS7.6+0.4 pts
34Garden City, KS6.6+0.4 pts
35Hutchinson, KS6-1.3 pts
36Dodge City, KS5.6-0.8 pts
37Great Bend, KS4.3-1.4 pts
38Liberal, KS2.6-0 pts

Other periods

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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/kansas-cities?period=2023.

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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 Kansas 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/kansas-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Leawood, KS, with 35.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Liberal, KS, with 2.6% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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