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

Newton, MA had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 54 cities in 2022, at 51.2%. Lawrence, MA had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 13.9% and the figure for Massachusetts was 20.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest51.2Newton, MA
Lowest4.3Lawrence, MA
Median13.954 cities
Massachusetts20.8History

All cities, 2022

Newton, MA: 51.2 %Newton, MA51.2Cambridge, MA: 49.5 %Cambridge, MA49.5Amherst Town, MA: 48.7 %Amherst Town, MA48.7Northampton, MA: 34.9 %Northampton, MA34.9Somerville, MA: 32 %Somerville, MA32Melrose, MA: 28.1 %Melrose, MA28.1Newburyport, MA: 27.8 %Newburyport, MA27.8Waltham, MA: 27.1 %Waltham, MA27.1Medford, MA: 25.6 %Medford, MA25.6Boston, MA: 25.1 %Boston, MA25.1Franklin Town, MA: 24.7 %Franklin Town, MA24.7Framingham, MA: 21.2 %Framingham, MA21.2Beverly, MA: 20.2 %Beverly, MA20.2Braintree Town, MA: 20.2 %Braintree Town, MA20.2Woburn, MA: 20 %Woburn, MA20Salem, MA: 19.7 %Salem, MA19.7Quincy, MA: 19.6 %Quincy, MA19.6Malden, MA: 18.3 %Malden, MA18.3Marlborough, MA: 16.9 %Marlborough, MA16.9Barnstable Town, MA: 16.9 %Barnstable Town, MA16.9Gloucester, MA: 16.3 %Gloucester, MA16.3Bridgewater Town, MA: 16.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA16.3North Attleborough Town, MA: 15.9 %North Attleborough Town, MA15.9Winthrop Town, MA: 15.6 %Winthrop Town, MA15.6Greenfield, MA: 15.4 %Greenfield, MA15.4West Springfield Town, MA: 14 %West Springfield Town, MA14Weymouth Town, MA: 13.9 %Weymouth Town, MA13.9Pittsfield, MA: 13.9 %Pittsfield, MA13.9Agawam Town, MA: 13.7 %Agawam Town, MA13.7Worcester, MA: 13.5 %Worcester, MA13.5Randolph Town, MA: 12.4 %Randolph Town, MA12.4North Adams, MA: 12.1 %North Adams, MA12.1Leominster, MA: 11.9 %Leominster, MA11.9Peabody, MA: 11.7 %Peabody, MA11.7Westfield, MA: 11.6 %Westfield, MA11.6Lowell, MA: 10.9 %Lowell, MA10.9Haverhill, MA: 10.4 %Haverhill, MA10.4Attleboro, MA: 10.2 %Attleboro, MA10.2Springfield, MA: 8.5 %Springfield, MA8.5Revere, MA: 8.3 %Revere, MA8.3Chicopee, MA: 8.2 %Chicopee, MA8.2Holyoke, MA: 8.2 %Holyoke, MA8.2Palmer Town, MA: 8 %Palmer Town, MA8Fitchburg, MA: 7.5 %Fitchburg, MA7.5Lynn, MA: 7.3 %Lynn, MA7.3Everett, MA: 7.2 %Everett, MA7.2Taunton, MA: 7 %Taunton, MA7Chelsea, MA: 6.7 %Chelsea, MA6.7Brockton, MA: 6.6 %Brockton, MA6.6Gardner, MA: 6.3 %Gardner, MA6.3Southbridge Town, MA: 4.9 %Southbridge Town, MA4.9Fall River, MA: 4.9 %Fall River, MA4.9New Bedford, MA: 4.8 %New Bedford, MA4.8Lawrence, MA: 4.3 %Lawrence, MA4.3Newton, MA: 51.2 %Newton, MA51.2Cambridge, MA: 49.5 %Cambridge, MA49.5Amherst Town, MA: 48.7 %Amherst Town, MA48.7Northampton, MA: 34.9 %Northampton, MA34.9Somerville, MA: 32 %Somerville, MA32Melrose, MA: 28.1 %Melrose, MA28.1Newburyport, MA: 27.8 %Newburyport, MA27.8Waltham, MA: 27.1 %Waltham, MA27.1Medford, MA: 25.6 %Medford, MA25.6Boston, MA: 25.1 %Boston, MA25.1Franklin Town, MA: 24.7 %Franklin Town, MA24.7Framingham, MA: 21.2 %Framingham, MA21.2Beverly, MA: 20.2 %Beverly, MA20.2Braintree Town, MA: 20.2 %Braintree Town, MA20.2Woburn, MA: 20 %Woburn, MA20Salem, MA: 19.7 %Salem, MA19.7Quincy, MA: 19.6 %Quincy, MA19.6Malden, MA: 18.3 %Malden, MA18.3Marlborough, MA: 16.9 %Marlborough, MA16.9Barnstable Town, MA: 16.9 %Barnstable Town, MA16.9Gloucester, MA: 16.3 %Gloucester, MA16.3Bridgewater Town, MA: 16.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA16.3North Attleborough Town, MA: 15.9 %North Attleborough Town, MA15.9Winthrop Town, MA: 15.6 %Winthrop Town, MA15.6Greenfield, MA: 15.4 %Greenfield, MA15.4West Springfield Town, MA: 14 %West Springfield Town, MA14Weymouth Town, MA: 13.9 %Weymouth Town, MA13.9Pittsfield, MA: 13.9 %Pittsfield, MA13.9Agawam Town, MA: 13.7 %Agawam Town, MA13.7Worcester, MA: 13.5 %Worcester, MA13.5Randolph Town, MA: 12.4 %Randolph Town, MA12.4North Adams, MA: 12.1 %North Adams, MA12.1Leominster, MA: 11.9 %Leominster, MA11.9Peabody, MA: 11.7 %Peabody, MA11.7Westfield, MA: 11.6 %Westfield, MA11.6Lowell, MA: 10.9 %Lowell, MA10.9Haverhill, MA: 10.4 %Haverhill, MA10.4Attleboro, MA: 10.2 %Attleboro, MA10.2Springfield, MA: 8.5 %Springfield, MA8.5Revere, MA: 8.3 %Revere, MA8.3Chicopee, MA: 8.2 %Chicopee, MA8.2Holyoke, MA: 8.2 %Holyoke, MA8.2Palmer Town, MA: 8 %Palmer Town, MA8Fitchburg, MA: 7.5 %Fitchburg, MA7.5Lynn, MA: 7.3 %Lynn, MA7.3Everett, MA: 7.2 %Everett, MA7.2Taunton, MA: 7 %Taunton, MA7Chelsea, MA: 6.7 %Chelsea, MA6.7Brockton, MA: 6.6 %Brockton, MA6.6Gardner, MA: 6.3 %Gardner, MA6.3Southbridge Town, MA: 4.9 %Southbridge Town, MA4.9Fall River, MA: 4.9 %Fall River, MA4.9New Bedford, MA: 4.8 %New Bedford, MA4.8Lawrence, MA: 4.3 %Lawrence, MA4.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Newton, MA51.2+0.3 pts
2Cambridge, MA49.5-0.9 pts
3Amherst Town, MA48.7+1.2 pts
4Northampton, MA34.9+0.5 pts
5Somerville, MA32-0.2 pts
6Melrose, MA28.10 pts
7Newburyport, MA27.8-1.4 pts
8Waltham, MA27.1+1.4 pts
9Medford, MA25.6-0.3 pts
10Boston, MA25.1+0.8 pts
11Franklin Town, MA24.7+0.6 pts
12Framingham, MA21.2+0.4 pts
13Beverly, MA20.2+1.2 pts
14Braintree Town, MA20.2+0.9 pts
15Woburn, MA20+0.6 pts
16Salem, MA19.7+0.4 pts
17Quincy, MA19.6+0.5 pts
18Malden, MA18.3+0.7 pts
19Marlborough, MA16.9-0.5 pts
20Barnstable Town, MA16.9-0.5 pts
21Gloucester, MA16.3-0.2 pts
22Bridgewater Town, MA16.3+1.3 pts
23North Attleborough Town, MA15.9-0.5 pts
24Winthrop Town, MA15.6+0.8 pts
25Greenfield, MA15.4+1 pts
26West Springfield Town, MA14-0.9 pts
27Weymouth Town, MA13.9-0.3 pts
28Pittsfield, MA13.9+0.6 pts
29Agawam Town, MA13.7-0.4 pts
30Worcester, MA13.5+0.5 pts
31Randolph Town, MA12.4+1.8 pts
32North Adams, MA12.1+1.8 pts
33Leominster, MA11.9+0.5 pts
34Peabody, MA11.7+0.1 pts
35Westfield, MA11.6+0.3 pts
36Lowell, MA10.90 pts
37Haverhill, MA10.4+0.3 pts
38Attleboro, MA10.2+0.6 pts
39Springfield, MA8.5+0.8 pts
40Revere, MA8.3-0.1 pts
41Chicopee, MA8.2+0.3 pts
42Holyoke, MA8.2-0.4 pts
43Palmer Town, MA8+1.3 pts
44Fitchburg, MA7.5-0.3 pts
45Lynn, MA7.3+0.4 pts
46Everett, MA7.2-1.1 pts
47Taunton, MA7+0.4 pts
48Chelsea, MA6.7-0.4 pts
49Brockton, MA6.6+0.6 pts
50Gardner, MA6.3+0.5 pts
51Southbridge Town, MA4.9-0.1 pts
52Fall River, MA4.9-0.2 pts
53New Bedford, MA4.8-0.2 pts
54Lawrence, MA4.3+0.2 pts

Other periods

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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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/massachusetts-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/massachusetts-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/massachusetts-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Newton, MA, with 51.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lawrence, MA, with 4.3% in 2022.

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