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

All 90 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/michigan-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Ann Arbor, MI | 48 |
| 2 | East Grand Rapids, MI | 43.5 |
| 3 | Birmingham, MI | 41.2 |
| 4 | Beverly Hills, MI | 40.3 |
| 5 | East Lansing, MI | 39.2 |
| 6 | Rochester, MI | 35.2 |
| 7 | Grosse Pointe Park, MI | 34.2 |
| 8 | Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | 32.2 |
| 9 | Troy, MI | 31.9 |
| 10 | Novi, MI | 30.5 |
| 11 | Rochester Hills, MI | 27.7 |
| 12 | Farmington Hills, MI | 27.5 |
| 13 | Farmington, MI | 27.2 |
| 14 | Royal Oak, MI | 25.6 |
| 15 | Berkley, MI | 23.2 |
| 16 | Traverse City, MI | 22.7 |
| 17 | Auburn Hills, MI | 21.8 |
| 18 | Ypsilanti, MI | 21.7 |
| 19 | Ferndale, MI | 21.6 |
| 20 | Mount Pleasant, MI | 21.3 |
| 21 | Portage, MI | 19.2 |
| 22 | Southfield, MI | 18.9 |
| 23 | Midland, MI | 18.7 |
| 23 | South Lyon, MI | 18.7 |
| 25 | Marquette, MI | 17.2 |
| 26 | Wixom, MI | 17.1 |
| 27 | Holland, MI | 15.8 |
| 28 | Kalamazoo, MI | 15.6 |
| 29 | Fenton, MI | 15.3 |
| 30 | Grandville, MI | 14.9 |
| 31 | Livonia, MI | 14.6 |
| 32 | Grand Rapids, MI | 14.4 |
| 33 | Dearborn, MI | 14 |
| 34 | Walker, MI | 13.6 |
| 35 | Oak Park, MI | 13.5 |
| 36 | Clawson, MI | 12.9 |
| 37 | Grand Haven, MI | 12.5 |
| 38 | Kentwood, MI | 11.7 |
| 39 | Flat Rock, MI | 11.2 |
| 40 | Trenton, MI | 11.2 |
| 41 | Lansing, MI | 11.1 |
| 42 | Allen Park, MI | 10.8 |
| 43 | Sault Ste. Marie, MI | 10.6 |
| 44 | New Baltimore, MI | 10.6 |
| 45 | Sterling Heights, MI | 10.4 |
| 46 | Madison Heights, MI | 10 |
| 47 | St. Clair Shores, MI | 10 |
| 48 | Norton Shores, MI | 9.9 |
| 49 | Dearborn Heights, MI | 9.2 |
| 50 | Harper Woods, MI | 9.1 |
| 51 | Adrian, MI | 9 |
| 52 | Cadillac, MI | 8.4 |
| 53 | Woodhaven, MI | 8 |
| 54 | Wyandotte, MI | 7.7 |
| 55 | Monroe, MI | 7.5 |
| 56 | Wyoming, MI | 7.4 |
| 57 | Battle Creek, MI | 7.3 |
| 58 | Detroit, MI | 7.3 |
| 59 | Alpena, MI | 7.1 |
| 60 | Warren, MI | 7.1 |
| 61 | Westland, MI | 6.8 |
| 62 | Melvindale, MI | 6.5 |
| 63 | Bay City, MI | 6.2 |
| 64 | Southgate, MI | 6.1 |
| 65 | Riverview, MI | 6.1 |
| 66 | Escanaba, MI | 6.1 |
| 67 | Hazel Park, MI | 6.1 |
| 68 | Mount Clemens, MI | 5.7 |
| 68 | Port Huron, MI | 5.7 |
| 70 | Wayne, MI | 5.6 |
| 71 | Fraser, MI | 5.5 |
| 72 | Hamtramck, MI | 5.5 |
| 73 | Burton, MI | 5.2 |
| 74 | Romulus, MI | 5.2 |
| 75 | Jackson, MI | 5 |
| 76 | Flint, MI | 4.9 |
| 77 | Pontiac, MI | 4.8 |
| 78 | Owosso, MI | 4.8 |
| 79 | Garden City, MI | 4.7 |
| 80 | Sturgis, MI | 4.6 |
| 81 | Eastpointe, MI | 4.6 |
| 82 | Roseville, MI | 4.4 |
| 83 | Niles, MI | 4.4 |
| 84 | Taylor, MI | 4.2 |
| 85 | Lincoln Park, MI | 4.1 |
| 86 | Saginaw, MI | 3.9 |
| 87 | Inkster, MI | 3.9 |
| 88 | Muskegon, MI | 3.7 |
| 89 | Coldwater, MI | 3.1 |
| 90 | Ionia, MI | 3 |