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

All 16 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/nebraska-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Papillion, NE | 17 |
| 2 | Lincoln, NE | 15.3 |
| 3 | Omaha, NE | 14.8 |
| 4 | Bellevue, NE | 13.5 |
| 5 | Kearney, NE | 12.5 |
| 6 | Hastings, NE | 12.1 |
| 7 | La Vista, NE | 10.6 |
| 8 | Scottsbluff, NE | 9.6 |
| 9 | Norfolk, NE | 9.5 |
| 10 | Grand Island, NE | 7.6 |
| 11 | Fremont, NE | 6.9 |
| 12 | North Platte, NE | 6.6 |
| 13 | Columbus, NE | 5.9 |
| 14 | Beatrice, NE | 4.8 |
| 15 | South Sioux City, NE | 3.3 |
| 16 | Lexington, NE | 2.3 |