# Counties in Maryland by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

All 24 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 (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. 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/maryland-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Howard County | 34.1 |
| 2 | Montgomery County | 33.4 |
| 3 | Anne Arundel County | 20.6 |
| 4 | Frederick County | 20.5 |
| 5 | Baltimore County | 19.1 |
| 6 | Kent County | 18.1 |
| 7 | Baltimore city | 18.1 |
| 8 | Talbot County | 17.7 |
| 9 | Harford County | 17 |
| 10 | Calvert County | 16.6 |
| 11 | Prince George's County | 16.4 |
| 12 | St. Mary's County | 16.2 |
| 13 | Carroll County | 15.7 |
| 14 | Queen Anne's County | 15.1 |
| 15 | Charles County | 14.9 |
| 16 | Worcester County | 13.9 |
| 17 | Garrett County | 12.4 |
| 18 | Wicomico County | 11.7 |
| 19 | Cecil County | 11.2 |
| 20 | Washington County | 9.9 |
| 21 | Allegany County | 9.3 |
| 22 | Somerset County | 7.6 |
| 23 | Dorchester County | 7.4 |
| 24 | Caroline County | 6.7 |