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

Ann Arbor, MI had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 90 cities in 2022, at 46.8%. Ionia, MI had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 9.6% and the figure for Michigan was 12.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest46.8Ann Arbor, MI
Lowest2.3Ionia, MI
Median9.690 cities
Michigan12.2History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Ann Arbor, MI: 46.8 %Ann Arbor, MI46.8East Grand Rapids, MI: 44.8 %East Grand Rapids, MI44.8Birmingham, MI: 42.4 %Birmingham, MI42.4Beverly Hills, MI: 37.3 %Beverly Hills, MI37.3East Lansing, MI: 37.3 %East Lansing, MI37.3Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 34.3 %Grosse Pointe Park, MI34.3Rochester, MI: 33.9 %Rochester, MI33.9Troy, MI: 30.7 %Troy, MI30.7Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 30 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI30Novi, MI: 29.4 %Novi, MI29.4Rochester Hills, MI: 27.3 %Rochester Hills, MI27.3Farmington Hills, MI: 27 %Farmington Hills, MI27Farmington, MI: 26 %Farmington, MI26Royal Oak, MI: 24.1 %Royal Oak, MI24.1Mount Pleasant, MI: 23.3 %Mount Pleasant, MI23.3Berkley, MI: 22.6 %Berkley, MI22.6Ypsilanti, MI: 21.6 %Ypsilanti, MI21.6Auburn Hills, MI: 21.4 %Auburn Hills, MI21.4Wixom, MI: 20.5 %Wixom, MI20.5Portage, MI: 20.1 %Portage, MI20.1Traverse City, MI: 20.1 %Traverse City, MI20.1Ferndale, MI: 19.8 %Ferndale, MI19.8Midland, MI: 18.5 %Midland, MI18.5Southfield, MI: 18.1 %Southfield, MI18.1South Lyon, MI: 16.8 %South Lyon, MI16.8Marquette, MI: 15.5 %Marquette, MI15.5Holland, MI: 15.2 %Holland, MI15.2Clawson, MI: 14.6 %Clawson, MI14.6Kalamazoo, MI: 14.5 %Kalamazoo, MI14.5Dearborn, MI: 14.3 %Dearborn, MI14.3Oak Park, MI: 14.1 %Oak Park, MI14.1Fenton, MI: 13.8 %Fenton, MI13.8Livonia, MI: 13.3 %Livonia, MI13.3Grand Rapids, MI: 13.2 %Grand Rapids, MI13.2Grandville, MI: 12.4 %Grandville, MI12.4Grand Haven, MI: 11.9 %Grand Haven, MI11.9Walker, MI: 11.5 %Walker, MI11.5Kentwood, MI: 11.2 %Kentwood, MI11.2Lansing, MI: 11.1 %Lansing, MI11.1Allen Park, MI: 11 %Allen Park, MI11Ann Arbor, MI: 46.8 %Ann Arbor, MI46.8East Grand Rapids, MI: 44.8 %East Grand Rapids, MI44.8Birmingham, MI: 42.4 %Birmingham, MI42.4Beverly Hills, MI: 37.3 %Beverly Hills, MI37.3East Lansing, MI: 37.3 %East Lansing, MI37.3Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 34.3 %Grosse Pointe Park, MI34.3Rochester, MI: 33.9 %Rochester, MI33.9Troy, MI: 30.7 %Troy, MI30.7Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 30 %Grosse Pointe Woods, MI30Novi, MI: 29.4 %Novi, MI29.4Rochester Hills, MI: 27.3 %Rochester Hills, MI27.3Farmington Hills, MI: 27 %Farmington Hills, MI27Farmington, MI: 26 %Farmington, MI26Royal Oak, MI: 24.1 %Royal Oak, MI24.1Mount Pleasant, MI: 23.3 %Mount Pleasant, MI23.3Berkley, MI: 22.6 %Berkley, MI22.6Ypsilanti, MI: 21.6 %Ypsilanti, MI21.6Auburn Hills, MI: 21.4 %Auburn Hills, MI21.4Wixom, MI: 20.5 %Wixom, MI20.5Portage, MI: 20.1 %Portage, MI20.1Traverse City, MI: 20.1 %Traverse City, MI20.1Ferndale, MI: 19.8 %Ferndale, MI19.8Midland, MI: 18.5 %Midland, MI18.5Southfield, MI: 18.1 %Southfield, MI18.1South Lyon, MI: 16.8 %South Lyon, MI16.8Marquette, MI: 15.5 %Marquette, MI15.5Holland, MI: 15.2 %Holland, MI15.2Clawson, MI: 14.6 %Clawson, MI14.6Kalamazoo, MI: 14.5 %Kalamazoo, MI14.5Dearborn, MI: 14.3 %Dearborn, MI14.3Oak Park, MI: 14.1 %Oak Park, MI14.1Fenton, MI: 13.8 %Fenton, MI13.8Livonia, MI: 13.3 %Livonia, MI13.3Grand Rapids, MI: 13.2 %Grand Rapids, MI13.2Grandville, MI: 12.4 %Grandville, MI12.4Grand Haven, MI: 11.9 %Grand Haven, MI11.9Walker, MI: 11.5 %Walker, MI11.5Kentwood, MI: 11.2 %Kentwood, MI11.2Lansing, MI: 11.1 %Lansing, MI11.1Allen Park, MI: 11 %Allen Park, MI11
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ann Arbor, MI46.8+0.1 pts
2East Grand Rapids, MI44.8+2.6 pts
3Birmingham, MI42.4+3.1 pts
4Beverly Hills, MI37.3+0.3 pts
5East Lansing, MI37.3-1.1 pts
6Grosse Pointe Park, MI34.3-0.2 pts
7Rochester, MI33.9+2.2 pts
8Troy, MI30.7+0.9 pts
9Grosse Pointe Woods, MI30+1 pts
10Novi, MI29.4+1.5 pts
11Rochester Hills, MI27.3-0.1 pts
12Farmington Hills, MI27+0.2 pts
13Farmington, MI26+1.2 pts
14Royal Oak, MI24.1+0.5 pts
15Mount Pleasant, MI23.3+0.3 pts
16Berkley, MI22.6-0.7 pts
17Ypsilanti, MI21.6-0.9 pts
18Auburn Hills, MI21.4+0.1 pts
19Wixom, MI20.5+0.4 pts
20Portage, MI20.1-0.1 pts
21Traverse City, MI20.1-0.4 pts
22Ferndale, MI19.8+1.6 pts
23Midland, MI18.5-0.5 pts
24Southfield, MI18.1-0.6 pts
25South Lyon, MI16.8-0.9 pts
26Marquette, MI15.5+0.7 pts
27Holland, MI15.2-0.5 pts
28Clawson, MI14.6+0.4 pts
29Kalamazoo, MI14.5+0.3 pts
30Dearborn, MI14.3+0.5 pts
31Oak Park, MI14.1+2.1 pts
32Fenton, MI13.8+0.2 pts
33Livonia, MI13.3+0.3 pts
34Grand Rapids, MI13.2-0 pts
35Grandville, MI12.4-1.7 pts
36Grand Haven, MI11.9-0.8 pts
37Walker, MI11.5-0.1 pts
38Kentwood, MI11.2-0.6 pts
39Lansing, MI11.1+0.6 pts
40Allen Park, MI11+0.5 pts
41Sterling Heights, MI11+0.6 pts
42Sault Ste. Marie, MI10.8-0.3 pts
43Trenton, MI10.5+0.5 pts
44Madison Heights, MI9.7+0.4 pts
45Norton Shores, MI9.7-0 pts
46Harper Woods, MI9.6+0.4 pts
47Dearborn Heights, MI9.5-0.3 pts
48New Baltimore, MI9.5+0.5 pts
49St. Clair Shores, MI9.1+0.1 pts
50Adrian, MI8.9+0.7 pts
51Woodhaven, MI8.1-1 pts
52Riverview, MI8.1+1 pts
53Westland, MI7.60 pts
54Wyandotte, MI7.5+0.7 pts
55Battle Creek, MI7.4-0.5 pts
56Cadillac, MI7.1-0.1 pts
57Monroe, MI7-0.6 pts
58Detroit, MI6.9+0.3 pts
59Wyoming, MI6.7-0.1 pts
60Flat Rock, MI6.6+0.4 pts
61Warren, MI6.5+0.3 pts
62Fraser, MI5.9-0.7 pts
62Southgate, MI5.9-0.8 pts
64Port Huron, MI5.9-0 pts
65Alpena, MI5.8-0.2 pts
66Melvindale, MI5.8-0.8 pts
67Eastpointe, MI5.6-0.1 pts
68Escanaba, MI5.5+0.7 pts
69Hamtramck, MI5.5-0.1 pts
70Niles, MI5.4-0.9 pts
71Romulus, MI5.3-0.1 pts
72Wayne, MI5.2+0.9 pts
73Sturgis, MI4.9+1.7 pts
74Pontiac, MI4.9+0.5 pts
75Bay City, MI4.8-0.1 pts
76Hazel Park, MI4.7+1.2 pts
77Mount Clemens, MI4.6+0.5 pts
78Jackson, MI4.6-0 pts
79Flint, MI4.5-0.1 pts
80Burton, MI4.2-0.7 pts
81Owosso, MI4.1+0.1 pts
82Saginaw, MI4+0.1 pts
83Garden City, MI3.9-0.1 pts
84Coldwater, MI3.7+0.6 pts
85Muskegon, MI3.7+0.2 pts
86Lincoln Park, MI3.7+0.1 pts
87Roseville, MI3.6-0.3 pts
88Taylor, MI3.50 pts
89Inkster, MI3.4+0.4 pts
90Ionia, MI2.3+0.1 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/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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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 Michigan by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022}},
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Ann Arbor, MI, with 46.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ionia, MI, with 2.3% in 2022.

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