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

Mendota Heights, MN had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 103 cities in 2024, at 31.2%. North Branch, MN had the lowest, at 4.8%. The median was 11.9% and the figure for Minnesota was 13.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest31.2Mendota Heights, MN

Lowest4.8North Branch, MN

Median11.9103 cities

Minnesota13.8History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Mendota Heights, MN	31.2	+1 pts
2	Edina, MN	31.1	-0.2 pts
3	Shoreview, MN	26.7	-0.3 pts
4	Northfield, MN	26.6	+0.4 pts
5	Plymouth, MN	26.1	+0.4 pts
6	Eden Prairie, MN	25.6	+0.4 pts
7	Minnetonka, MN	25.2	+0.3 pts
8	Golden Valley, MN	24.5	-0.9 pts
9	Chanhassen, MN	23.7	+0.3 pts
10	Lake Elmo, MN	23.3	-0.5 pts
11	Victoria, MN	22.8	0 pts
12	Rochester, MN	22.3	-0 pts
13	Minneapolis, MN	22.2	+0.5 pts
14	Roseville, MN	22.1	+0.8 pts
15	Woodbury, MN	21.6	-1.2 pts
16	Maple Grove, MN	21.6	+0.6 pts
17	St. Louis Park, MN	21.6	-0.3 pts
18	Rogers, MN	20	-2.3 pts
19	Eagan, MN	19.7	+0.1 pts
20	Stillwater, MN	19.2	-1.4 pts
21	St. Paul, MN	18.8	+0.5 pts
22	Hugo, MN	18.6	+0.1 pts
23	Rosemount, MN	17.2	0 pts
24	Hermantown, MN	16.9	+1.2 pts
25	Duluth, MN	16.9	+0.3 pts
26	New Brighton, MN	16.7	-0.9 pts
27	Lakeville, MN	16.6	+0.5 pts
28	Apple Valley, MN	16.4	+1.1 pts
29	Vadnais Heights, MN	16	+0.6 pts
30	Savage, MN	15.7	+0.8 pts
31	Chaska, MN	15.3	+0.4 pts
32	Prior Lake, MN	15.1	-0.2 pts
33	Bemidji, MN	14.7	+1.5 pts
34	St. Peter, MN	14.7	+1 pts
35	Little Canada, MN	14.6	+0.8 pts
36	Lino Lakes, MN	14.6	+0.2 pts
37	Waconia, MN	14.5	-0.7 pts
38	Inver Grove Heights, MN	14.5	+0.3 pts
38	Sartell, MN	14.5	-0.3 pts
40	Hopkins, MN	14.4	0 pts
41	Bloomington, MN	14.2	+0.7 pts
42	Winona, MN	13.9	-0.3 pts
43	Moorhead, MN	13.6	-1.2 pts
44	Buffalo, MN	13.5	+2.2 pts
45	Champlin, MN	13.3	+1.9 pts
46	Richfield, MN	12.5	-0.4 pts
47	Cottage Grove, MN	12.3	+0.6 pts
48	Grand Rapids, MN	12.3	-0.6 pts
49	Burnsville, MN	12.1	0 pts
50	White Bear Lake, MN	12.1	+0.6 pts
51	St. Michael, MN	12	+0.1 pts
52	West St. Paul, MN	11.9	-0.3 pts
53	Shakopee, MN	11.9	-0.1 pts
54	Mankato, MN	11.9	-0.8 pts
55	Forest Lake, MN	11.7	+0.9 pts
56	Dayton, MN	11.4	-0.2 pts
56	Detroit Lakes, MN	11.4	+0.1 pts
58	Blaine, MN	11.3	+0.5 pts
59	Oakdale, MN	11.3	+1 pts
60	Maplewood, MN	11.2	+0.6 pts
61	North Mankato, MN	11.2	-2 pts
62	Robbinsdale, MN	11.2	+0.2 pts
63	Marshall, MN	11	+1.4 pts
64	Sauk Rapids, MN	10.9	+0.4 pts
65	Brooklyn Park, MN	10.9	+0.6 pts
66	Andover, MN	10.8	+0.8 pts
67	New Hope, MN	10.8	+0.3 pts
68	New Ulm, MN	10.8	+0.3 pts
69	Fergus Falls, MN	10.4	+1 pts
70	Mounds View, MN	10.3	+0.1 pts
71	Alexandria, MN	10.1	+0.5 pts
72	St. Cloud, MN	10.1	-0.3 pts
73	Ham Lake, MN	10	-0.4 pts
74	Crystal, MN	9.7	+0.8 pts
75	Austin, MN	9.5	+0.3 pts
76	Hutchinson, MN	9.2	-0.3 pts
77	Owatonna, MN	9.1	-1.7 pts
78	Fairmont, MN	9.1	-1.5 pts
79	Columbia Heights, MN	9	+1.2 pts
80	South St. Paul, MN	9	-0 pts
81	Ramsey, MN	8.8	-0.2 pts
82	Elk River, MN	8.6	+1.2 pts
83	Anoka, MN	8.3	-0.1 pts
84	Fridley, MN	8.2	-0.2 pts
85	Cloquet, MN	8	+0.8 pts
86	Big Lake, MN	8	+2.2 pts
87	Farmington, MN	7.9	-0.1 pts
88	Otsego, MN	7.9	-2.8 pts
89	Red Wing, MN	7.6	-1.2 pts
90	Hastings, MN	7.5	+0.1 pts
91	North St. Paul, MN	7.4	+0.4 pts
92	Monticello, MN	7.2	-0 pts
93	Willmar, MN	6.7	-1.2 pts
94	Brooklyn Center, MN	6.4	-0.5 pts
95	Albert Lea, MN	6.1	+0.3 pts
96	Coon Rapids, MN	6.1	+0.5 pts
97	Faribault, MN	6.1	+0.3 pts
98	Brainerd, MN	5.8	-0.8 pts
99	Hibbing, MN	5.7	+0.5 pts
100	Cambridge, MN	5.7	+0.1 pts
101	Worthington, MN	5.2	+0.8 pts
102	East Bethel, MN	4.9	+0.2 pts
103	North Branch, MN	4.8	-0.6 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/minnesota-cities.

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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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_cities_in_minnesota_by_2024,
  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 Minnesota by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/minnesota-cities. Publisher attribution: 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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North Branch, MN, with 4.8% in 2024.

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