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

All 11 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/maine-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Portland, ME | 24 |
| 2 | South Portland, ME | 19 |
| 3 | Saco, ME | 14.9 |
| 4 | Bangor, ME | 14.9 |
| 5 | Waterville, ME | 14.3 |
| 6 | Westbrook, ME | 11.9 |
| 7 | Augusta, ME | 10.1 |
| 8 | Biddeford, ME | 9.4 |
| 9 | Auburn, ME | 8.8 |
| 10 | Lewiston, ME | 8.2 |
| 11 | Sanford, ME | 7 |