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

Clayton, MO had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 81 cities in 2023, at 52.6%. Jennings, MO had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 11.5% and the figure for Missouri was 12.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.6Clayton, MO
Lowest3Jennings, MO
Median11.581 cities
Missouri12.3History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Clayton, MO: 52.6 %Clayton, MO52.6Town and Country, MO: 43.7 %Town and Country, MO43.7Chesterfield, MO: 36 %Chesterfield, MO36Webster Groves, MO: 34.8 %Webster Groves, MO34.8Creve Coeur, MO: 33.7 %Creve Coeur, MO33.7University City, MO: 32.6 %University City, MO32.6Kirkwood, MO: 30.8 %Kirkwood, MO30.8Wildwood, MO: 27.3 %Wildwood, MO27.3Columbia, MO: 26.4 %Columbia, MO26.4Manchester, MO: 25 %Manchester, MO25Ballwin, MO: 24.2 %Ballwin, MO24.2Crestwood, MO: 22.6 %Crestwood, MO22.6Maryland Heights, MO: 22.2 %Maryland Heights, MO22.2Kirksville, MO: 22 %Kirksville, MO22Eureka, MO: 20.6 %Eureka, MO20.6Dardenne Prairie, MO: 20.4 %Dardenne Prairie, MO20.4Ellisville, MO: 19.5 %Ellisville, MO19.5Lee's Summit, MO: 19.3 %Lee's Summit, MO19.3St. Louis, MO: 18.2 %St. Louis, MO18.2Rolla, MO: 17.8 %Rolla, MO17.8St. Charles, MO: 17.4 %St. Charles, MO17.4Lake St. Louis, MO: 17.1 %Lake St. Louis, MO17.1Jefferson City, MO: 15 %Jefferson City, MO15O'Fallon, MO: 14.9 %O'Fallon, MO14.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 14.9 %Cape Girardeau, MO14.9St. Peters, MO: 14.4 %St. Peters, MO14.4Ozark, MO: 14.2 %Ozark, MO14.2Kansas City, MO: 14 %Kansas City, MO14Warrensburg, MO: 14 %Warrensburg, MO14Liberty, MO: 13.7 %Liberty, MO13.7Raymore, MO: 13.1 %Raymore, MO13.1Wentzville, MO: 13 %Wentzville, MO13Jackson, MO: 12.8 %Jackson, MO12.8Bridgeton, MO: 12.8 %Bridgeton, MO12.8Maryville, MO: 12.6 %Maryville, MO12.6Kearney, MO: 12.4 %Kearney, MO12.4Gladstone, MO: 12 %Gladstone, MO12Bolivar, MO: 11.7 %Bolivar, MO11.7Blue Springs, MO: 11.6 %Blue Springs, MO11.6Springfield, MO: 11.6 %Springfield, MO11.6Clayton, MO: 52.6 %Clayton, MO52.6Town and Country, MO: 43.7 %Town and Country, MO43.7Chesterfield, MO: 36 %Chesterfield, MO36Webster Groves, MO: 34.8 %Webster Groves, MO34.8Creve Coeur, MO: 33.7 %Creve Coeur, MO33.7University City, MO: 32.6 %University City, MO32.6Kirkwood, MO: 30.8 %Kirkwood, MO30.8Wildwood, MO: 27.3 %Wildwood, MO27.3Columbia, MO: 26.4 %Columbia, MO26.4Manchester, MO: 25 %Manchester, MO25Ballwin, MO: 24.2 %Ballwin, MO24.2Crestwood, MO: 22.6 %Crestwood, MO22.6Maryland Heights, MO: 22.2 %Maryland Heights, MO22.2Kirksville, MO: 22 %Kirksville, MO22Eureka, MO: 20.6 %Eureka, MO20.6Dardenne Prairie, MO: 20.4 %Dardenne Prairie, MO20.4Ellisville, MO: 19.5 %Ellisville, MO19.5Lee's Summit, MO: 19.3 %Lee's Summit, MO19.3St. Louis, MO: 18.2 %St. Louis, MO18.2Rolla, MO: 17.8 %Rolla, MO17.8St. Charles, MO: 17.4 %St. Charles, MO17.4Lake St. Louis, MO: 17.1 %Lake St. Louis, MO17.1Jefferson City, MO: 15 %Jefferson City, MO15O'Fallon, MO: 14.9 %O'Fallon, MO14.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 14.9 %Cape Girardeau, MO14.9St. Peters, MO: 14.4 %St. Peters, MO14.4Ozark, MO: 14.2 %Ozark, MO14.2Kansas City, MO: 14 %Kansas City, MO14Warrensburg, MO: 14 %Warrensburg, MO14Liberty, MO: 13.7 %Liberty, MO13.7Raymore, MO: 13.1 %Raymore, MO13.1Wentzville, MO: 13 %Wentzville, MO13Jackson, MO: 12.8 %Jackson, MO12.8Bridgeton, MO: 12.8 %Bridgeton, MO12.8Maryville, MO: 12.6 %Maryville, MO12.6Kearney, MO: 12.4 %Kearney, MO12.4Gladstone, MO: 12 %Gladstone, MO12Bolivar, MO: 11.7 %Bolivar, MO11.7Blue Springs, MO: 11.6 %Blue Springs, MO11.6Springfield, MO: 11.6 %Springfield, MO11.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Clayton, MO52.6+5.2 pts
2Town and Country, MO43.7+2.1 pts
3Chesterfield, MO36-0.1 pts
4Webster Groves, MO34.8+0.9 pts
5Creve Coeur, MO33.7-0.5 pts
6University City, MO32.6+1.4 pts
7Kirkwood, MO30.8+2.1 pts
8Wildwood, MO27.3+0.7 pts
9Columbia, MO26.4+0.8 pts
10Manchester, MO25-0.5 pts
11Ballwin, MO24.2+0.6 pts
12Crestwood, MO22.6+0.7 pts
13Maryland Heights, MO22.2+1.3 pts
14Kirksville, MO22+0.3 pts
15Eureka, MO20.6+2.8 pts
16Dardenne Prairie, MO20.4-0.6 pts
17Ellisville, MO19.5+0.3 pts
18Lee's Summit, MO19.3+0.1 pts
19St. Louis, MO18.2+1.1 pts
20Rolla, MO17.8-0.1 pts
21St. Charles, MO17.4-0.2 pts
22Lake St. Louis, MO17.1+0.1 pts
23Jefferson City, MO15+1.3 pts
24O'Fallon, MO14.9-0.2 pts
25Cape Girardeau, MO14.9+1.3 pts
26St. Peters, MO14.4+0.7 pts
27Ozark, MO14.2-0.4 pts
28Kansas City, MO14+0.3 pts
29Warrensburg, MO14-3.2 pts
30Liberty, MO13.7+0.9 pts
31Raymore, MO13.1+2.1 pts
32Wentzville, MO13-0.4 pts
33Jackson, MO12.8-1.5 pts
34Bridgeton, MO12.8+1.2 pts
35Maryville, MO12.6-1 pts
36Kearney, MO12.4+0.1 pts
37Gladstone, MO12+0.8 pts
38Bolivar, MO11.7+2.4 pts
39Blue Springs, MO11.6-0.5 pts
39Springfield, MO11.6+0.3 pts
41Washington, MO11.5+1.6 pts
42Nixa, MO11.1+1.1 pts
43Marshall, MO11.1+1.1 pts
44Republic, MO10.2-0.9 pts
45Smithville, MO10.1+1.7 pts
46Sikeston, MO9.6+0.1 pts
47Grain Valley, MO9.5-0.8 pts
48Overland, MO9.2+1.7 pts
49Fulton, MO8.9-0.6 pts
50Joplin, MO8.8+0.5 pts
51Kennett, MO8.8+0.4 pts
52Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO8.6+1.4 pts
52Branson, MO8.6+1.8 pts
54Hazelwood, MO8.4-1.4 pts
55Webb City, MO8.3-0.8 pts
56Festus, MO8-1 pts
57Carthage, MO7.9+0.8 pts
58Hannibal, MO7.8+0.2 pts
59Arnold, MO7.8+0.5 pts
59Florissant, MO7.8+0.2 pts
61Union, MO7.7+0.8 pts
62Grandview, MO7.5+0.1 pts
63Ferguson, MO7.5-0.6 pts
64Neosho, MO7.3+1 pts
65Farmington, MO7.2-0.1 pts
66Independence, MO7.2+0.5 pts
67Raytown, MO7.2+0.5 pts
68Belton, MO7.1-0.7 pts
69Harrisonville, MO7.1-0.1 pts
70West Plains, MO7-3.4 pts
71St. Joseph, MO7+0.2 pts
72Mexico, MO6.5+1.1 pts
73Sedalia, MO6.4+0.2 pts
74Poplar Bluff, MO5.4+0.9 pts
75Lebanon, MO5.3-0.3 pts
76Monett, MO4.6-1.9 pts
77St. Ann, MO4.3-0.4 pts
78Excelsior Springs, MO4.2-1.2 pts
79Moberly, MO3.6+0.1 pts
80Troy, MO3.1-0.4 pts
81Jennings, MO3+0.2 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.

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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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Clayton, MO, with 52.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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