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

All 35 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/louisiana-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | New Orleans, LA | 19.7 |
| 2 | Mandeville, LA | 19.1 |
| 3 | Covington, LA | 17 |
| 4 | Baton Rouge, LA | 16.5 |
| 5 | Ruston, LA | 16.4 |
| 6 | Monroe, LA | 14.6 |
| 7 | Natchitoches, LA | 14.4 |
| 8 | Thibodaux, LA | 14.4 |
| 9 | Lafayette, LA | 13.9 |
| 10 | Zachary, LA | 13.4 |
| 11 | Shreveport, LA | 12.5 |
| 12 | Youngsville, LA | 12.1 |
| 13 | Alexandria, LA | 11.4 |
| 14 | Central, LA | 11 |
| 15 | Lake Charles, LA | 10.9 |
| 16 | Gretna, LA | 10.3 |
| 17 | Hammond, LA | 10.2 |
| 18 | Bossier City, LA | 10.1 |
| 19 | Slidell, LA | 9.9 |
| 20 | Kenner, LA | 9.8 |
| 21 | West Monroe, LA | 9.8 |
| 22 | Gonzales, LA | 9.7 |
| 23 | Crowley, LA | 9.6 |
| 24 | Pineville, LA | 9.4 |
| 25 | Houma, LA | 8.9 |
| 26 | Broussard, LA | 7.5 |
| 27 | Baker, LA | 7.4 |
| 28 | Sulphur, LA | 6.6 |
| 29 | New Iberia, LA | 6 |
| 30 | Minden, LA | 5.1 |
| 31 | Opelousas, LA | 4.5 |
| 32 | Morgan City, LA | 4.5 |
| 33 | Abbeville, LA | 3.6 |
| 34 | Bogalusa, LA | 3.5 |
| 35 | Carencro, LA | 1.7 |