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

All 58 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/massachusetts-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Newton, MA | 53 |
| 2 | Amherst Town, MA | 53 |
| 3 | Cambridge, MA | 51.2 |
| 4 | Watertown, MA | 35.8 |
| 5 | Northampton, MA | 35.8 |
| 6 | Somerville, MA | 33.4 |
| 7 | Newburyport, MA | 30.1 |
| 8 | Melrose, MA | 28.2 |
| 9 | Waltham, MA | 27.9 |
| 10 | Medford, MA | 27.6 |
| 11 | Boston, MA | 26.2 |
| 12 | Franklin Town, MA | 24.3 |
| 13 | Quincy, MA | 21.6 |
| 14 | Salem, MA | 20.5 |
| 15 | Framingham, MA | 20.2 |
| 16 | Beverly, MA | 19.5 |
| 17 | Braintree Town, MA | 19.1 |
| 18 | Woburn, MA | 19.1 |
| 19 | Malden, MA | 18.9 |
| 20 | Barnstable Town, MA | 18.2 |
| 21 | North Attleborough Town, MA | 18 |
| 22 | Easthampton, MA | 17.7 |
| 23 | Amesbury, MA | 17.6 |
| 24 | Winthrop Town, MA | 17 |
| 25 | Greenfield, MA | 17 |
| 26 | Gloucester, MA | 16.6 |
| 27 | Marlborough, MA | 16.2 |
| 28 | Weymouth Town, MA | 15.4 |
| 29 | Bridgewater Town, MA | 14.9 |
| 30 | Worcester, MA | 14.8 |
| 31 | West Springfield Town, MA | 14.3 |
| 32 | Agawam Town, MA | 14.1 |
| 33 | Pittsfield, MA | 13.4 |
| 34 | Leominster, MA | 12.6 |
| 35 | Randolph Town, MA | 12.5 |
| 36 | Peabody, MA | 12.4 |
| 37 | Westfield, MA | 12.4 |
| 38 | Attleboro, MA | 11.7 |
| 39 | North Adams, MA | 11.6 |
| 40 | Haverhill, MA | 11.4 |
| 41 | Lowell, MA | 11.4 |
| 42 | Methuen, MA | 11 |
| 43 | Holyoke, MA | 10.1 |
| 44 | Palmer Town, MA | 9 |
| 45 | Chicopee, MA | 8.9 |
| 46 | Springfield, MA | 8.7 |
| 47 | Everett, MA | 8.5 |
| 48 | Lynn, MA | 8.2 |
| 49 | Gardner, MA | 8 |
| 50 | Chelsea, MA | 7.9 |
| 51 | Fitchburg, MA | 7.8 |
| 52 | Taunton, MA | 7.6 |
| 53 | Brockton, MA | 7.3 |
| 54 | Revere, MA | 7.2 |
| 55 | Fall River, MA | 5.5 |
| 56 | Southbridge Town, MA | 5.4 |
| 57 | New Bedford, MA | 5.2 |
| 58 | Lawrence, MA | 5.1 |