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 2023, at 31.3%. Worthington, MN had the lowest, at 4.4%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for Minnesota was 13.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest31.3Edina, MN

Lowest4.4Worthington, MN

Median11.6103 cities

Minnesota13.6History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Edina, MN	31.3	+0.6 pts
2	Mendota Heights, MN	30.2	+1.9 pts
3	Shoreview, MN	27.1	+1.2 pts
4	Northfield, MN	26.3	+0.5 pts
5	Plymouth, MN	25.6	+0.1 pts
6	Golden Valley, MN	25.4	+1.5 pts
7	Eden Prairie, MN	25.3	+1.1 pts
8	Minnetonka, MN	24.9	+0.8 pts
9	Lake Elmo, MN	23.9	-0.1 pts
10	Chanhassen, MN	23.4	+0.7 pts
11	Woodbury, MN	22.8	-0.6 pts
12	Victoria, MN	22.7	-3.1 pts
13	Rogers, MN	22.4	+2.6 pts
14	Rochester, MN	22.4	+0.4 pts
15	St. Louis Park, MN	21.9	+1 pts
16	Minneapolis, MN	21.7	+0.4 pts
17	Roseville, MN	21.3	-0.6 pts
18	Maple Grove, MN	21	+1.2 pts
19	Stillwater, MN	20.6	+0.2 pts
20	Eagan, MN	19.6	+0.5 pts
21	Hugo, MN	18.5	+5 pts
22	St. Paul, MN	18.3	+0.4 pts
23	New Brighton, MN	17.6	+0.6 pts
24	Rosemount, MN	17.2	+1.2 pts
25	Duluth, MN	16.6	+0.2 pts
26	Lakeville, MN	16.1	+1.5 pts
27	Hermantown, MN	15.7	+0.4 pts
28	Vadnais Heights, MN	15.4	-1.5 pts
29	Apple Valley, MN	15.3	+0.6 pts
30	Prior Lake, MN	15.3	+0.4 pts
31	Waconia, MN	15.2	+0.2 pts
32	Chaska, MN	14.9	+0.1 pts
33	Savage, MN	14.8	-0.7 pts
34	Moorhead, MN	14.8	+1.7 pts
35	Sartell, MN	14.8	+1.3 pts
36	Lino Lakes, MN	14.4	+1.3 pts
37	Hopkins, MN	14.4	-1.3 pts
38	Inver Grove Heights, MN	14.2	+0.7 pts
39	Winona, MN	14.1	+0.8 pts
40	Little Canada, MN	13.8	+0.5 pts
41	St. Peter, MN	13.6	+0.9 pts
42	Bloomington, MN	13.5	-0.5 pts
43	Bemidji, MN	13.3	0 pts
44	North Mankato, MN	13.2	+0.6 pts
45	Richfield, MN	13	-0.4 pts
46	Grand Rapids, MN	12.8	+0.1 pts
47	Mankato, MN	12.6	-1.1 pts
48	West St. Paul, MN	12.2	+0.3 pts
49	Burnsville, MN	12.1	+0.2 pts
50	Shakopee, MN	11.9	+0.4 pts
50	St. Michael, MN	11.9	-1.6 pts
52	Cottage Grove, MN	11.6	+1.3 pts
52	Dayton, MN	11.6	-1.8 pts
54	White Bear Lake, MN	11.4	+1 pts
55	Champlin, MN	11.4	-0.7 pts
56	Detroit Lakes, MN	11.4	+0.3 pts
57	Buffalo, MN	11.3	-0.1 pts
58	Robbinsdale, MN	11	-0.7 pts
59	Owatonna, MN	10.9	-0.6 pts
60	Blaine, MN	10.8	+0.1 pts
61	Forest Lake, MN	10.8	-0.9 pts
62	Otsego, MN	10.7	-1.7 pts
63	Maplewood, MN	10.6	+0.7 pts
64	Fairmont, MN	10.5	+0.7 pts
65	New Hope, MN	10.5	+1.6 pts
65	Sauk Rapids, MN	10.5	-0.1 pts
67	New Ulm, MN	10.5	+0.4 pts
67	St. Cloud, MN	10.5	+0.1 pts
69	Ham Lake, MN	10.4	-0.2 pts
70	Oakdale, MN	10.3	+0.1 pts
71	Brooklyn Park, MN	10.3	+0.4 pts
72	Mounds View, MN	10.2	-0.7 pts
73	Andover, MN	10.1	-0.8 pts
74	Alexandria, MN	9.7	+1 pts
75	Marshall, MN	9.6	+0.1 pts
76	Hutchinson, MN	9.5	+0.6 pts
77	Fergus Falls, MN	9.4	+2 pts
78	Austin, MN	9.2	-0 pts
79	South St. Paul, MN	9	+0.7 pts
80	Ramsey, MN	8.9	+0.8 pts
81	Crystal, MN	8.9	+1.1 pts
82	Red Wing, MN	8.8	-0.8 pts
83	Anoka, MN	8.3	+0.5 pts
84	Fridley, MN	8.3	-1.2 pts
85	Farmington, MN	8	-0.5 pts
86	Willmar, MN	7.9	+1.6 pts
87	Columbia Heights, MN	7.8	+0.8 pts
88	Elk River, MN	7.4	+0.6 pts
89	Hastings, MN	7.4	-0.2 pts
90	Monticello, MN	7.3	-0.5 pts
91	Cloquet, MN	7.2	+0.1 pts
92	North St. Paul, MN	7	+0.5 pts
93	Brooklyn Center, MN	7	+0.3 pts
94	Brainerd, MN	6.6	-0.5 pts
95	Albert Lea, MN	5.8	+1 pts
96	Big Lake, MN	5.8	+0.5 pts
97	Faribault, MN	5.8	+0.4 pts
98	Coon Rapids, MN	5.6	-0.2 pts
99	Cambridge, MN	5.6	+0.8 pts
100	North Branch, MN	5.4	+0.9 pts
101	Hibbing, MN	5.2	+0.1 pts
102	East Bethel, MN	4.7	-0.2 pts
103	Worthington, MN	4.4	+0.8 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/minnesota-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/minnesota-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/minnesota-cities?period=2023 (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 Minnesota by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/minnesota-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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