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

Clayton, MO had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 81 cities in 2024, at 50.6%. Jennings, MO had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 11.8% and the figure for Missouri was 12.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50.6Clayton, MO
Lowest3.1Jennings, MO
Median11.881 cities
Missouri12.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Clayton, MO: 50.6 %Clayton, MO50.6Town and Country, MO: 43.6 %Town and Country, MO43.6Chesterfield, MO: 36.5 %Chesterfield, MO36.5Webster Groves, MO: 34.4 %Webster Groves, MO34.4University City, MO: 33.8 %University City, MO33.8Creve Coeur, MO: 33.7 %Creve Coeur, MO33.7Kirkwood, MO: 31.9 %Kirkwood, MO31.9Wildwood, MO: 27.2 %Wildwood, MO27.2Columbia, MO: 26.8 %Columbia, MO26.8Manchester, MO: 25.9 %Manchester, MO25.9Crestwood, MO: 22.8 %Crestwood, MO22.8Kirksville, MO: 22.6 %Kirksville, MO22.6Ballwin, MO: 22.6 %Ballwin, MO22.6Eureka, MO: 22.3 %Eureka, MO22.3Maryland Heights, MO: 22.3 %Maryland Heights, MO22.3Dardenne Prairie, MO: 22 %Dardenne Prairie, MO22Ellisville, MO: 20.1 %Ellisville, MO20.1Lee's Summit, MO: 19.1 %Lee's Summit, MO19.1St. Louis, MO: 18.6 %St. Louis, MO18.6Rolla, MO: 17.6 %Rolla, MO17.6Lake St. Louis, MO: 17.6 %Lake St. Louis, MO17.6St. Charles, MO: 17 %St. Charles, MO17O'Fallon, MO: 15.6 %O'Fallon, MO15.6Maryville, MO: 15.4 %Maryville, MO15.4Jefferson City, MO: 15.2 %Jefferson City, MO15.2Kansas City, MO: 14.6 %Kansas City, MO14.6Warrensburg, MO: 14.5 %Warrensburg, MO14.5Kearney, MO: 14.4 %Kearney, MO14.4St. Peters, MO: 14.2 %St. Peters, MO14.2Jackson, MO: 13.9 %Jackson, MO13.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 13.9 %Cape Girardeau, MO13.9Ozark, MO: 13.5 %Ozark, MO13.5Raymore, MO: 13.4 %Raymore, MO13.4Liberty, MO: 13.3 %Liberty, MO13.3Wentzville, MO: 13 %Wentzville, MO13Springfield, MO: 12.5 %Springfield, MO12.5Smithville, MO: 12.5 %Smithville, MO12.5Gladstone, MO: 12.4 %Gladstone, MO12.4Bolivar, MO: 11.9 %Bolivar, MO11.9Nixa, MO: 11.9 %Nixa, MO11.9Clayton, MO: 50.6 %Clayton, MO50.6Town and Country, MO: 43.6 %Town and Country, MO43.6Chesterfield, MO: 36.5 %Chesterfield, MO36.5Webster Groves, MO: 34.4 %Webster Groves, MO34.4University City, MO: 33.8 %University City, MO33.8Creve Coeur, MO: 33.7 %Creve Coeur, MO33.7Kirkwood, MO: 31.9 %Kirkwood, MO31.9Wildwood, MO: 27.2 %Wildwood, MO27.2Columbia, MO: 26.8 %Columbia, MO26.8Manchester, MO: 25.9 %Manchester, MO25.9Crestwood, MO: 22.8 %Crestwood, MO22.8Kirksville, MO: 22.6 %Kirksville, MO22.6Ballwin, MO: 22.6 %Ballwin, MO22.6Eureka, MO: 22.3 %Eureka, MO22.3Maryland Heights, MO: 22.3 %Maryland Heights, MO22.3Dardenne Prairie, MO: 22 %Dardenne Prairie, MO22Ellisville, MO: 20.1 %Ellisville, MO20.1Lee's Summit, MO: 19.1 %Lee's Summit, MO19.1St. Louis, MO: 18.6 %St. Louis, MO18.6Rolla, MO: 17.6 %Rolla, MO17.6Lake St. Louis, MO: 17.6 %Lake St. Louis, MO17.6St. Charles, MO: 17 %St. Charles, MO17O'Fallon, MO: 15.6 %O'Fallon, MO15.6Maryville, MO: 15.4 %Maryville, MO15.4Jefferson City, MO: 15.2 %Jefferson City, MO15.2Kansas City, MO: 14.6 %Kansas City, MO14.6Warrensburg, MO: 14.5 %Warrensburg, MO14.5Kearney, MO: 14.4 %Kearney, MO14.4St. Peters, MO: 14.2 %St. Peters, MO14.2Jackson, MO: 13.9 %Jackson, MO13.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 13.9 %Cape Girardeau, MO13.9Ozark, MO: 13.5 %Ozark, MO13.5Raymore, MO: 13.4 %Raymore, MO13.4Liberty, MO: 13.3 %Liberty, MO13.3Wentzville, MO: 13 %Wentzville, MO13Springfield, MO: 12.5 %Springfield, MO12.5Smithville, MO: 12.5 %Smithville, MO12.5Gladstone, MO: 12.4 %Gladstone, MO12.4Bolivar, MO: 11.9 %Bolivar, MO11.9Nixa, MO: 11.9 %Nixa, MO11.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Clayton, MO50.6-2 pts
2Town and Country, MO43.6-0.1 pts
3Chesterfield, MO36.5+0.5 pts
4Webster Groves, MO34.4-0.4 pts
5University City, MO33.8+1.1 pts
6Creve Coeur, MO33.7-0 pts
7Kirkwood, MO31.9+1.1 pts
8Wildwood, MO27.2-0.1 pts
9Columbia, MO26.8+0.4 pts
10Manchester, MO25.9+0.9 pts
11Crestwood, MO22.8+0.2 pts
12Kirksville, MO22.6+0.6 pts
13Ballwin, MO22.6-1.6 pts
14Eureka, MO22.3+1.7 pts
15Maryland Heights, MO22.3+0.1 pts
16Dardenne Prairie, MO22+1.5 pts
17Ellisville, MO20.1+0.6 pts
18Lee's Summit, MO19.1-0.2 pts
19St. Louis, MO18.6+0.4 pts
20Rolla, MO17.6-0.2 pts
21Lake St. Louis, MO17.6+0.5 pts
22St. Charles, MO17-0.3 pts
23O'Fallon, MO15.6+0.6 pts
24Maryville, MO15.4+2.8 pts
25Jefferson City, MO15.2+0.2 pts
26Kansas City, MO14.6+0.5 pts
27Warrensburg, MO14.5+0.5 pts
28Kearney, MO14.4+2 pts
29St. Peters, MO14.2-0.2 pts
30Jackson, MO13.9+1.1 pts
31Cape Girardeau, MO13.9-1.1 pts
32Ozark, MO13.5-0.7 pts
33Raymore, MO13.4+0.3 pts
34Liberty, MO13.3-0.4 pts
35Wentzville, MO13-0 pts
36Springfield, MO12.5+1 pts
37Smithville, MO12.5+2.4 pts
38Gladstone, MO12.4+0.4 pts
39Bolivar, MO11.9+0.2 pts
40Nixa, MO11.9+0.8 pts
41Bridgeton, MO11.8-1 pts
42Blue Springs, MO11.60 pts
43Washington, MO11.3-0.2 pts
44Sikeston, MO11.3+1.6 pts
45Branson, MO10.4+1.8 pts
46Republic, MO10.20 pts
47Overland, MO9.7+0.5 pts
48Grain Valley, MO9.6+0.1 pts
49Webb City, MO9.4+1.1 pts
50Marshall, MO9.2-1.8 pts
51Festus, MO8.7+0.8 pts
52Hazelwood, MO8.6+0.2 pts
53Joplin, MO8.3-0.4 pts
54Fulton, MO8.3-0.6 pts
55Grandview, MO8.3+0.7 pts
56Arnold, MO8.1+0.3 pts
57Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO8-0.6 pts
58Kennett, MO7.8-0.9 pts
59Neosho, MO7.8+0.5 pts
60Ferguson, MO7.7+0.2 pts
61West Plains, MO7.6+0.5 pts
62Carthage, MO7.6-0.4 pts
63St. Joseph, MO7.5+0.4 pts
64Independence, MO7.4+0.2 pts
65Mexico, MO7.3+0.9 pts
66Hannibal, MO7.3-0.5 pts
67Florissant, MO6.9-0.9 pts
68Belton, MO6.7-0.5 pts
69Farmington, MO6.6-0.7 pts
70Raytown, MO6.4-0.8 pts
71Union, MO6.2-1.5 pts
72Harrisonville, MO6.2-0.9 pts
73Sedalia, MO6.1-0.3 pts
74Lebanon, MO6+0.7 pts
75Poplar Bluff, MO5-0.4 pts
76Moberly, MO4.2+0.6 pts
77Monett, MO4.2-0.4 pts
78Excelsior Springs, MO4.1-0 pts
79Troy, MO3.2+0.1 pts
80St. Ann, MO3.1-1.1 pts
81Jennings, MO3.1+0.1 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Missouri by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Missouri by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/missouri-cities. 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 Missouri by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/missouri-cities (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 Missouri by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024}},
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