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

All 103 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/minnesota-cities

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