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

All 41 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/mississippi-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Oxford, MS | 29.2 |
| 2 | Madison, MS | 27.3 |
| 3 | Starkville, MS | 26.9 |
| 4 | Flowood, MS | 21.6 |
| 5 | Clinton, MS | 20.7 |
| 6 | Ridgeland, MS | 20.1 |
| 7 | Ocean Springs, MS | 19.1 |
| 8 | Hattiesburg, MS | 17.7 |
| 9 | Byram, MS | 16.4 |
| 10 | Bay St. Louis, MS | 15.8 |
| 11 | Canton, MS | 15.2 |
| 12 | Cleveland, MS | 15.1 |
| 13 | Brandon, MS | 14.1 |
| 14 | Tupelo, MS | 13 |
| 15 | Hernando, MS | 12.6 |
| 16 | Jackson, MS | 12.5 |
| 17 | Vicksburg, MS | 12 |
| 18 | Biloxi, MS | 11.7 |
| 19 | Long Beach, MS | 11.5 |
| 20 | Pearl, MS | 11 |
| 21 | Greenville, MS | 10.5 |
| 22 | Grenada, MS | 10.3 |
| 22 | Olive Branch, MS | 10.3 |
| 24 | Southaven, MS | 10.3 |
| 25 | Natchez, MS | 9.9 |
| 26 | Columbus, MS | 9.9 |
| 27 | Greenwood, MS | 9.8 |
| 28 | Meridian, MS | 9.7 |
| 29 | D'Iberville, MS | 9.7 |
| 30 | Gulfport, MS | 9.6 |
| 31 | Petal, MS | 9.5 |
| 32 | Corinth, MS | 8.6 |
| 33 | Gautier, MS | 8.5 |
| 34 | Laurel, MS | 8.4 |
| 35 | Clarksdale, MS | 8.2 |
| 36 | Brookhaven, MS | 7.6 |
| 37 | Pascagoula, MS | 7.2 |
| 38 | McComb, MS | 5.7 |
| 39 | Horn Lake, MS | 5.5 |
| 40 | Picayune, MS | 4.4 |
| 41 | Moss Point, MS | 4.3 |