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

Madison, MS had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 41 cities in 2023, at 27.8%. Picayune, MS had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 11.1% and the figure for Mississippi was 9.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.8Madison, MS
Lowest3.8Picayune, MS
Median11.141 cities
Mississippi9.4History

All cities, 2023

Madison, MS: 27.8 %Madison, MS27.8Starkville, MS: 27.3 %Starkville, MS27.3Oxford, MS: 27.1 %Oxford, MS27.1Flowood, MS: 23.1 %Flowood, MS23.1Clinton, MS: 20.1 %Clinton, MS20.1Ridgeland, MS: 19.8 %Ridgeland, MS19.8Byram, MS: 17.6 %Byram, MS17.6Hattiesburg, MS: 17.3 %Hattiesburg, MS17.3Ocean Springs, MS: 16.7 %Ocean Springs, MS16.7Bay St. Louis, MS: 15.2 %Bay St. Louis, MS15.2Tupelo, MS: 13.9 %Tupelo, MS13.9Cleveland, MS: 13.2 %Cleveland, MS13.2Brandon, MS: 13 %Brandon, MS13Canton, MS: 12.6 %Canton, MS12.6Jackson, MS: 12.4 %Jackson, MS12.4Hernando, MS: 12.2 %Hernando, MS12.2Biloxi, MS: 11.8 %Biloxi, MS11.8Greenwood, MS: 11.5 %Greenwood, MS11.5Petal, MS: 11.4 %Petal, MS11.4Grenada, MS: 11.3 %Grenada, MS11.3Natchez, MS: 11.1 %Natchez, MS11.1Olive Branch, MS: 11.1 %Olive Branch, MS11.1Columbus, MS: 11.1 %Columbus, MS11.1Vicksburg, MS: 10.4 %Vicksburg, MS10.4Long Beach, MS: 10 %Long Beach, MS10Pearl, MS: 9.9 %Pearl, MS9.9Corinth, MS: 9.8 %Corinth, MS9.8Southaven, MS: 9.2 %Southaven, MS9.2Meridian, MS: 8.9 %Meridian, MS8.9Gulfport, MS: 8.7 %Gulfport, MS8.7Gautier, MS: 8.3 %Gautier, MS8.3Clarksdale, MS: 7.9 %Clarksdale, MS7.9D'Iberville, MS: 7.7 %D'Iberville, MS7.7Greenville, MS: 7.6 %Greenville, MS7.6McComb, MS: 7.5 %McComb, MS7.5Laurel, MS: 7.4 %Laurel, MS7.4Brookhaven, MS: 7.3 %Brookhaven, MS7.3Pascagoula, MS: 6.3 %Pascagoula, MS6.3Horn Lake, MS: 4.8 %Horn Lake, MS4.8Moss Point, MS: 3.9 %Moss Point, MS3.9Picayune, MS: 3.8 %Picayune, MS3.8Madison, MS: 27.8 %Madison, MS27.8Starkville, MS: 27.3 %Starkville, MS27.3Oxford, MS: 27.1 %Oxford, MS27.1Flowood, MS: 23.1 %Flowood, MS23.1Clinton, MS: 20.1 %Clinton, MS20.1Ridgeland, MS: 19.8 %Ridgeland, MS19.8Byram, MS: 17.6 %Byram, MS17.6Hattiesburg, MS: 17.3 %Hattiesburg, MS17.3Ocean Springs, MS: 16.7 %Ocean Springs, MS16.7Bay St. Louis, MS: 15.2 %Bay St. Louis, MS15.2Tupelo, MS: 13.9 %Tupelo, MS13.9Cleveland, MS: 13.2 %Cleveland, MS13.2Brandon, MS: 13 %Brandon, MS13Canton, MS: 12.6 %Canton, MS12.6Jackson, MS: 12.4 %Jackson, MS12.4Hernando, MS: 12.2 %Hernando, MS12.2Biloxi, MS: 11.8 %Biloxi, MS11.8Greenwood, MS: 11.5 %Greenwood, MS11.5Petal, MS: 11.4 %Petal, MS11.4Grenada, MS: 11.3 %Grenada, MS11.3Natchez, MS: 11.1 %Natchez, MS11.1Olive Branch, MS: 11.1 %Olive Branch, MS11.1Columbus, MS: 11.1 %Columbus, MS11.1Vicksburg, MS: 10.4 %Vicksburg, MS10.4Long Beach, MS: 10 %Long Beach, MS10Pearl, MS: 9.9 %Pearl, MS9.9Corinth, MS: 9.8 %Corinth, MS9.8Southaven, MS: 9.2 %Southaven, MS9.2Meridian, MS: 8.9 %Meridian, MS8.9Gulfport, MS: 8.7 %Gulfport, MS8.7Gautier, MS: 8.3 %Gautier, MS8.3Clarksdale, MS: 7.9 %Clarksdale, MS7.9D'Iberville, MS: 7.7 %D'Iberville, MS7.7Greenville, MS: 7.6 %Greenville, MS7.6McComb, MS: 7.5 %McComb, MS7.5Laurel, MS: 7.4 %Laurel, MS7.4Brookhaven, MS: 7.3 %Brookhaven, MS7.3Pascagoula, MS: 6.3 %Pascagoula, MS6.3Horn Lake, MS: 4.8 %Horn Lake, MS4.8Moss Point, MS: 3.9 %Moss Point, MS3.9Picayune, MS: 3.8 %Picayune, MS3.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Madison, MS27.8-1.5 pts
2Starkville, MS27.3+3.1 pts
3Oxford, MS27.1-0.7 pts
4Flowood, MS23.1-2.1 pts
5Clinton, MS20.1+1.5 pts
6Ridgeland, MS19.8+0.1 pts
7Byram, MS17.6-1.1 pts
8Hattiesburg, MS17.3-0.6 pts
9Ocean Springs, MS16.7+0.8 pts
10Bay St. Louis, MS15.2-1.9 pts
11Tupelo, MS13.9+0.6 pts
12Cleveland, MS13.2-0.9 pts
13Brandon, MS13-1.5 pts
14Canton, MS12.6+0.4 pts
15Jackson, MS12.4-0.1 pts
16Hernando, MS12.2-0.4 pts
17Biloxi, MS11.8-0.4 pts
18Greenwood, MS11.5-0.7 pts
19Petal, MS11.4-2.1 pts
20Grenada, MS11.3+0.6 pts
21Natchez, MS11.1-0.4 pts
22Olive Branch, MS11.10 pts
23Columbus, MS11.1-0.2 pts
24Vicksburg, MS10.4-0.5 pts
25Long Beach, MS10+0.6 pts
26Pearl, MS9.9+1.4 pts
27Corinth, MS9.8+0.2 pts
28Southaven, MS9.2-0.1 pts
29Meridian, MS8.9+0.4 pts
30Gulfport, MS8.7-0.5 pts
31Gautier, MS8.3-0 pts
32Clarksdale, MS7.9-0.1 pts
33D'Iberville, MS7.7+0.7 pts
34Greenville, MS7.6-0.2 pts
35McComb, MS7.5-1.5 pts
36Laurel, MS7.4-1.2 pts
37Brookhaven, MS7.3+0.4 pts
38Pascagoula, MS6.3-0.6 pts
39Horn Lake, MS4.8+0.1 pts
40Moss Point, MS3.9+0.1 pts
41Picayune, MS3.8-0.6 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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 Mississippi by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2023}},
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Madison, MS, with 27.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Picayune, MS, with 3.8% in 2023.

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