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

Edina, MN had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 103 cities in 2021, at 31.9%. North Branch, MN had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for Minnesota was 13%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.9Edina, MN
Lowest3.6North Branch, MN
Median11.6103 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2021

Edina, MN: 31.9 %Edina, MN31.9Mendota Heights, MN: 27.8 %Mendota Heights, MN27.8Shoreview, MN: 26.6 %Shoreview, MN26.6Plymouth, MN: 25.7 %Plymouth, MN25.7Victoria, MN: 25.7 %Victoria, MN25.7Northfield, MN: 25.2 %Northfield, MN25.2Eden Prairie, MN: 25.1 %Eden Prairie, MN25.1Lake Elmo, MN: 24.9 %Lake Elmo, MN24.9Golden Valley, MN: 24.6 %Golden Valley, MN24.6Minnetonka, MN: 23 %Minnetonka, MN23Woodbury, MN: 22.7 %Woodbury, MN22.7Rochester, MN: 22 %Rochester, MN22Chanhassen, MN: 21.6 %Chanhassen, MN21.6Roseville, MN: 21.5 %Roseville, MN21.5Minneapolis, MN: 20.9 %Minneapolis, MN20.9Maple Grove, MN: 20.3 %Maple Grove, MN20.3St. Louis Park, MN: 20.1 %St. Louis Park, MN20.1Eagan, MN: 19.3 %Eagan, MN19.3Stillwater, MN: 18.5 %Stillwater, MN18.5Rogers, MN: 17.9 %Rogers, MN17.9St. Paul, MN: 17.5 %St. Paul, MN17.5New Brighton, MN: 17.4 %New Brighton, MN17.4Savage, MN: 16.6 %Savage, MN16.6Vadnais Heights, MN: 15.9 %Vadnais Heights, MN15.9Waconia, MN: 15.8 %Waconia, MN15.8Duluth, MN: 15.5 %Duluth, MN15.5Rosemount, MN: 15.4 %Rosemount, MN15.4Dayton, MN: 14.3 %Dayton, MN14.3Sartell, MN: 14.3 %Sartell, MN14.3Hopkins, MN: 14.2 %Hopkins, MN14.2Mankato, MN: 14.1 %Mankato, MN14.1Lakeville, MN: 13.9 %Lakeville, MN13.9Inver Grove Heights, MN: 13.8 %Inver Grove Heights, MN13.8St. Peter, MN: 13.7 %St. Peter, MN13.7Bloomington, MN: 13.7 %Bloomington, MN13.7Hermantown, MN: 13.6 %Hermantown, MN13.6Winona, MN: 13.6 %Winona, MN13.6Lino Lakes, MN: 13.5 %Lino Lakes, MN13.5Apple Valley, MN: 13.4 %Apple Valley, MN13.4Chaska, MN: 13.3 %Chaska, MN13.3Edina, MN: 31.9 %Edina, MN31.9Mendota Heights, MN: 27.8 %Mendota Heights, MN27.8Shoreview, MN: 26.6 %Shoreview, MN26.6Plymouth, MN: 25.7 %Plymouth, MN25.7Victoria, MN: 25.7 %Victoria, MN25.7Northfield, MN: 25.2 %Northfield, MN25.2Eden Prairie, MN: 25.1 %Eden Prairie, MN25.1Lake Elmo, MN: 24.9 %Lake Elmo, MN24.9Golden Valley, MN: 24.6 %Golden Valley, MN24.6Minnetonka, MN: 23 %Minnetonka, MN23Woodbury, MN: 22.7 %Woodbury, MN22.7Rochester, MN: 22 %Rochester, MN22Chanhassen, MN: 21.6 %Chanhassen, MN21.6Roseville, MN: 21.5 %Roseville, MN21.5Minneapolis, MN: 20.9 %Minneapolis, MN20.9Maple Grove, MN: 20.3 %Maple Grove, MN20.3St. Louis Park, MN: 20.1 %St. Louis Park, MN20.1Eagan, MN: 19.3 %Eagan, MN19.3Stillwater, MN: 18.5 %Stillwater, MN18.5Rogers, MN: 17.9 %Rogers, MN17.9St. Paul, MN: 17.5 %St. Paul, MN17.5New Brighton, MN: 17.4 %New Brighton, MN17.4Savage, MN: 16.6 %Savage, MN16.6Vadnais Heights, MN: 15.9 %Vadnais Heights, MN15.9Waconia, MN: 15.8 %Waconia, MN15.8Duluth, MN: 15.5 %Duluth, MN15.5Rosemount, MN: 15.4 %Rosemount, MN15.4Dayton, MN: 14.3 %Dayton, MN14.3Sartell, MN: 14.3 %Sartell, MN14.3Hopkins, MN: 14.2 %Hopkins, MN14.2Mankato, MN: 14.1 %Mankato, MN14.1Lakeville, MN: 13.9 %Lakeville, MN13.9Inver Grove Heights, MN: 13.8 %Inver Grove Heights, MN13.8St. Peter, MN: 13.7 %St. Peter, MN13.7Bloomington, MN: 13.7 %Bloomington, MN13.7Hermantown, MN: 13.6 %Hermantown, MN13.6Winona, MN: 13.6 %Winona, MN13.6Lino Lakes, MN: 13.5 %Lino Lakes, MN13.5Apple Valley, MN: 13.4 %Apple Valley, MN13.4Chaska, MN: 13.3 %Chaska, MN13.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Edina, MN31.9
2Mendota Heights, MN27.8
3Shoreview, MN26.6
4Plymouth, MN25.7
5Victoria, MN25.7
6Northfield, MN25.2
7Eden Prairie, MN25.1
8Lake Elmo, MN24.9
9Golden Valley, MN24.6
10Minnetonka, MN23
11Woodbury, MN22.7
12Rochester, MN22
13Chanhassen, MN21.6
14Roseville, MN21.5
15Minneapolis, MN20.9
16Maple Grove, MN20.3
17St. Louis Park, MN20.1
18Eagan, MN19.3
19Stillwater, MN18.5
20Rogers, MN17.9
21St. Paul, MN17.5
22New Brighton, MN17.4
23Savage, MN16.6
24Vadnais Heights, MN15.9
25Waconia, MN15.8
26Duluth, MN15.5
27Rosemount, MN15.4
28Dayton, MN14.3
29Sartell, MN14.3
30Hopkins, MN14.2
31Mankato, MN14.1
32Lakeville, MN13.9
33Inver Grove Heights, MN13.8
34St. Peter, MN13.7
35Bloomington, MN13.7
36Hermantown, MN13.6
37Winona, MN13.6
38Lino Lakes, MN13.5
39Apple Valley, MN13.4
40Chaska, MN13.3
41Grand Rapids, MN13.2
42Prior Lake, MN13.1
43Richfield, MN12.7
44Hugo, MN12.6
45Little Canada, MN12.6
46West St. Paul, MN12.1
47North Mankato, MN12.1
48Moorhead, MN12
49Andover, MN11.9
50Champlin, MN11.8
51Forest Lake, MN11.6
52Otsego, MN11.6
53Burnsville, MN11.6
54Bemidji, MN11.5
55St. Michael, MN11.3
56Cottage Grove, MN11.1
57Ham Lake, MN10.9
58Shakopee, MN10.8
59Detroit Lakes, MN10.6
59White Bear Lake, MN10.6
61St. Cloud, MN10.5
62Brooklyn Park, MN10.4
63Robbinsdale, MN10.4
64Mounds View, MN10.4
65Maplewood, MN10.3
66Blaine, MN10.3
67Sauk Rapids, MN10.2
68Oakdale, MN10
69Owatonna, MN9.9
70Buffalo, MN9.8
71Fridley, MN9.5
72Red Wing, MN9.2
73New Ulm, MN9
74Crystal, MN8.7
75Austin, MN8.6
76Alexandria, MN8.4
76Ramsey, MN8.4
78Hutchinson, MN8.3
79Marshall, MN8
80Anoka, MN8
81South St. Paul, MN8
82Hastings, MN7.9
83New Hope, MN7.8
84Fairmont, MN7.6
85Columbia Heights, MN7.5
86Monticello, MN7.5
87Fergus Falls, MN7.3
88Cloquet, MN7.1
89Coon Rapids, MN6.9
90Willmar, MN6.6
91Farmington, MN6.5
92Elk River, MN5.8
93Brooklyn Center, MN5.7
93Faribault, MN5.7
95Big Lake, MN5.7
96East Bethel, MN5.4
97North St. Paul, MN5.1
98Brainerd, MN4.8
99Albert Lea, MN4.6
100Hibbing, MN4.6
101Cambridge, MN4.5
102Worthington, MN3.9
103North Branch, MN3.6

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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. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/minnesota-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Edina, MN, with 31.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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