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

Newton, MA had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 58 cities in 2024, at 53%. Lawrence, MA had the lowest, at 5.1%. The median was 14.8% and the figure for Massachusetts was 21.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53Newton, MA
Lowest5.1Lawrence, MA
Median14.858 cities
Massachusetts21.8History

All cities, 2024

Newton, MA: 53 %Newton, MA53Amherst Town, MA: 53 %Amherst Town, MA53Cambridge, MA: 51.2 %Cambridge, MA51.2Watertown, MA: 35.8 %Watertown, MA35.8Northampton, MA: 35.8 %Northampton, MA35.8Somerville, MA: 33.4 %Somerville, MA33.4Newburyport, MA: 30.1 %Newburyport, MA30.1Melrose, MA: 28.2 %Melrose, MA28.2Waltham, MA: 27.9 %Waltham, MA27.9Medford, MA: 27.6 %Medford, MA27.6Boston, MA: 26.2 %Boston, MA26.2Franklin Town, MA: 24.3 %Franklin Town, MA24.3Quincy, MA: 21.6 %Quincy, MA21.6Salem, MA: 20.5 %Salem, MA20.5Framingham, MA: 20.2 %Framingham, MA20.2Beverly, MA: 19.5 %Beverly, MA19.5Braintree Town, MA: 19.1 %Braintree Town, MA19.1Woburn, MA: 19.1 %Woburn, MA19.1Malden, MA: 18.9 %Malden, MA18.9Barnstable Town, MA: 18.2 %Barnstable Town, MA18.2North Attleborough Town, MA: 18 %North Attleborough Town, MA18Easthampton, MA: 17.7 %Easthampton, MA17.7Amesbury, MA: 17.6 %Amesbury, MA17.6Winthrop Town, MA: 17 %Winthrop Town, MA17Greenfield, MA: 17 %Greenfield, MA17Gloucester, MA: 16.6 %Gloucester, MA16.6Marlborough, MA: 16.2 %Marlborough, MA16.2Weymouth Town, MA: 15.4 %Weymouth Town, MA15.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 14.9 %Bridgewater Town, MA14.9Worcester, MA: 14.8 %Worcester, MA14.8West Springfield Town, MA: 14.3 %West Springfield Town, MA14.3Agawam Town, MA: 14.1 %Agawam Town, MA14.1Pittsfield, MA: 13.4 %Pittsfield, MA13.4Leominster, MA: 12.6 %Leominster, MA12.6Randolph Town, MA: 12.5 %Randolph Town, MA12.5Peabody, MA: 12.4 %Peabody, MA12.4Westfield, MA: 12.4 %Westfield, MA12.4Attleboro, MA: 11.7 %Attleboro, MA11.7North Adams, MA: 11.6 %North Adams, MA11.6Haverhill, MA: 11.4 %Haverhill, MA11.4Lowell, MA: 11.4 %Lowell, MA11.4Methuen, MA: 11 %Methuen, MA11Holyoke, MA: 10.1 %Holyoke, MA10.1Palmer Town, MA: 9 %Palmer Town, MA9Chicopee, MA: 8.9 %Chicopee, MA8.9Springfield, MA: 8.7 %Springfield, MA8.7Everett, MA: 8.5 %Everett, MA8.5Lynn, MA: 8.2 %Lynn, MA8.2Gardner, MA: 8 %Gardner, MA8Chelsea, MA: 7.9 %Chelsea, MA7.9Fitchburg, MA: 7.8 %Fitchburg, MA7.8Taunton, MA: 7.6 %Taunton, MA7.6Brockton, MA: 7.3 %Brockton, MA7.3Revere, MA: 7.2 %Revere, MA7.2Fall River, MA: 5.5 %Fall River, MA5.5Southbridge Town, MA: 5.4 %Southbridge Town, MA5.4New Bedford, MA: 5.2 %New Bedford, MA5.2Lawrence, MA: 5.1 %Lawrence, MA5.1Newton, MA: 53 %Newton, MA53Amherst Town, MA: 53 %Amherst Town, MA53Cambridge, MA: 51.2 %Cambridge, MA51.2Watertown, MA: 35.8 %Watertown, MA35.8Northampton, MA: 35.8 %Northampton, MA35.8Somerville, MA: 33.4 %Somerville, MA33.4Newburyport, MA: 30.1 %Newburyport, MA30.1Melrose, MA: 28.2 %Melrose, MA28.2Waltham, MA: 27.9 %Waltham, MA27.9Medford, MA: 27.6 %Medford, MA27.6Boston, MA: 26.2 %Boston, MA26.2Franklin Town, MA: 24.3 %Franklin Town, MA24.3Quincy, MA: 21.6 %Quincy, MA21.6Salem, MA: 20.5 %Salem, MA20.5Framingham, MA: 20.2 %Framingham, MA20.2Beverly, MA: 19.5 %Beverly, MA19.5Braintree Town, MA: 19.1 %Braintree Town, MA19.1Woburn, MA: 19.1 %Woburn, MA19.1Malden, MA: 18.9 %Malden, MA18.9Barnstable Town, MA: 18.2 %Barnstable Town, MA18.2North Attleborough Town, MA: 18 %North Attleborough Town, MA18Easthampton, MA: 17.7 %Easthampton, MA17.7Amesbury, MA: 17.6 %Amesbury, MA17.6Winthrop Town, MA: 17 %Winthrop Town, MA17Greenfield, MA: 17 %Greenfield, MA17Gloucester, MA: 16.6 %Gloucester, MA16.6Marlborough, MA: 16.2 %Marlborough, MA16.2Weymouth Town, MA: 15.4 %Weymouth Town, MA15.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 14.9 %Bridgewater Town, MA14.9Worcester, MA: 14.8 %Worcester, MA14.8West Springfield Town, MA: 14.3 %West Springfield Town, MA14.3Agawam Town, MA: 14.1 %Agawam Town, MA14.1Pittsfield, MA: 13.4 %Pittsfield, MA13.4Leominster, MA: 12.6 %Leominster, MA12.6Randolph Town, MA: 12.5 %Randolph Town, MA12.5Peabody, MA: 12.4 %Peabody, MA12.4Westfield, MA: 12.4 %Westfield, MA12.4Attleboro, MA: 11.7 %Attleboro, MA11.7North Adams, MA: 11.6 %North Adams, MA11.6Haverhill, MA: 11.4 %Haverhill, MA11.4Lowell, MA: 11.4 %Lowell, MA11.4Methuen, MA: 11 %Methuen, MA11Holyoke, MA: 10.1 %Holyoke, MA10.1Palmer Town, MA: 9 %Palmer Town, MA9Chicopee, MA: 8.9 %Chicopee, MA8.9Springfield, MA: 8.7 %Springfield, MA8.7Everett, MA: 8.5 %Everett, MA8.5Lynn, MA: 8.2 %Lynn, MA8.2Gardner, MA: 8 %Gardner, MA8Chelsea, MA: 7.9 %Chelsea, MA7.9Fitchburg, MA: 7.8 %Fitchburg, MA7.8Taunton, MA: 7.6 %Taunton, MA7.6Brockton, MA: 7.3 %Brockton, MA7.3Revere, MA: 7.2 %Revere, MA7.2Fall River, MA: 5.5 %Fall River, MA5.5Southbridge Town, MA: 5.4 %Southbridge Town, MA5.4New Bedford, MA: 5.2 %New Bedford, MA5.2Lawrence, MA: 5.1 %Lawrence, MA5.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Newton, MA53+0.6 pts
2Amherst Town, MA53+0.9 pts
3Cambridge, MA51.2+0.8 pts
4Watertown, MA35.8n/a
5Northampton, MA35.8+1.7 pts
6Somerville, MA33.4-0 pts
7Newburyport, MA30.1+1.7 pts
8Melrose, MA28.2-0.1 pts
9Waltham, MA27.9+0.5 pts
10Medford, MA27.6+0.3 pts
11Boston, MA26.2+0.6 pts
12Franklin Town, MA24.3-0.1 pts
13Quincy, MA21.6+0.9 pts
14Salem, MA20.5-0.2 pts
15Framingham, MA20.2-0.3 pts
16Beverly, MA19.5-0.4 pts
17Braintree Town, MA19.1-0.6 pts
18Woburn, MA19.1-0.8 pts
19Malden, MA18.9+0.1 pts
20Barnstable Town, MA18.2+0.2 pts
21North Attleborough Town, MA18+0.6 pts
22Easthampton, MA17.7n/a
23Amesbury, MA17.6n/a
24Winthrop Town, MA17+1.1 pts
25Greenfield, MA170 pts
26Gloucester, MA16.6+0.8 pts
27Marlborough, MA16.2-0.9 pts
28Weymouth Town, MA15.4+0.7 pts
29Bridgewater Town, MA14.9-1.2 pts
30Worcester, MA14.8+0.8 pts
31West Springfield Town, MA14.3-0.1 pts
32Agawam Town, MA14.1-0.3 pts
33Pittsfield, MA13.4-0.4 pts
34Leominster, MA12.60 pts
35Randolph Town, MA12.5+0.3 pts
36Peabody, MA12.4+0.8 pts
37Westfield, MA12.4+0.8 pts
38Attleboro, MA11.7+0.3 pts
39North Adams, MA11.6-0.3 pts
40Haverhill, MA11.4+0.8 pts
41Lowell, MA11.4-0.4 pts
42Methuen, MA11n/a
43Holyoke, MA10.1+1.2 pts
44Palmer Town, MA9+0.4 pts
45Chicopee, MA8.9+0.1 pts
46Springfield, MA8.7-0.2 pts
47Everett, MA8.5+1.2 pts
48Lynn, MA8.2+0.3 pts
49Gardner, MA8+0.9 pts
50Chelsea, MA7.9+0.2 pts
51Fitchburg, MA7.8+0.3 pts
52Taunton, MA7.6+0.3 pts
53Brockton, MA7.3+0.6 pts
54Revere, MA7.2-0.6 pts
55Fall River, MA5.5-0.2 pts
56Southbridge Town, MA5.4-0.1 pts
57New Bedford, MA5.2+0.2 pts
58Lawrence, MA5.1+0.3 pts

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Massachusetts by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Massachusetts by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/massachusetts-cities. 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 Massachusetts by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Newton, MA, with 53% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lawrence, MA, with 5.1% in 2024.

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