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

Princeton, NJ had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 117 cities in 2021, at 57.5%. Bridgeton, NJ had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 12.7% and the figure for New Jersey was 16.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.5Princeton, NJ
Lowest2.2Bridgeton, NJ
Median12.7117 cities
New Jersey16.4History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Princeton, NJ: 57.5 %Princeton, NJ57.5Tenafly, NJ: 44.5 %Tenafly, NJ44.5Haddonfield, NJ: 41.7 %Haddonfield, NJ41.7Highland Park, NJ: 40.5 %Highland Park, NJ40.5Chatham, NJ: 37.6 %Chatham, NJ37.6Glen Rock, NJ: 37.3 %Glen Rock, NJ37.3Ridgewood, NJ: 36.7 %Ridgewood, NJ36.7Summit, NJ: 36.6 %Summit, NJ36.6Westfield, NJ: 35.1 %Westfield, NJ35.1Florham Park, NJ: 34.8 %Florham Park, NJ34.8Franklin Lakes, NJ: 34.6 %Franklin Lakes, NJ34.6New Providence, NJ: 34.5 %New Providence, NJ34.5Edgewater, NJ: 33 %Edgewater, NJ33Madison, NJ: 32.7 %Madison, NJ32.7Hoboken, NJ: 31.6 %Hoboken, NJ31.6Metuchen, NJ: 31.2 %Metuchen, NJ31.2River Edge, NJ: 28.9 %River Edge, NJ28.9Fair Lawn, NJ: 26.9 %Fair Lawn, NJ26.9Fort Lee, NJ: 26 %Fort Lee, NJ26Hillsdale, NJ: 25.8 %Hillsdale, NJ25.8Ramsey, NJ: 25.6 %Ramsey, NJ25.6Morristown, NJ: 24.8 %Morristown, NJ24.8Kinnelon, NJ: 24.6 %Kinnelon, NJ24.6Secaucus, NJ: 24.5 %Secaucus, NJ24.5Montvale, NJ: 24.1 %Montvale, NJ24.1Englewood, NJ: 23.2 %Englewood, NJ23.2Red Bank, NJ: 22.6 %Red Bank, NJ22.6Jersey City, NJ: 22.3 %Jersey City, NJ22.3Ocean City, NJ: 22.3 %Ocean City, NJ22.3Harrison, NJ: 22.1 %Harrison, NJ22.1Rutherford, NJ: 21.7 %Rutherford, NJ21.7Collingswood, NJ: 21.3 %Collingswood, NJ21.3Tinton Falls, NJ: 20.5 %Tinton Falls, NJ20.5Oakland, NJ: 19.9 %Oakland, NJ19.9Somerville, NJ: 19.7 %Somerville, NJ19.7Westwood, NJ: 19 %Westwood, NJ19Wood-Ridge, NJ: 18.8 %Wood-Ridge, NJ18.8Dumont, NJ: 18.4 %Dumont, NJ18.4Eatontown, NJ: 18 %Eatontown, NJ18Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 17.9 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ17.9Princeton, NJ: 57.5 %Princeton, NJ57.5Tenafly, NJ: 44.5 %Tenafly, NJ44.5Haddonfield, NJ: 41.7 %Haddonfield, NJ41.7Highland Park, NJ: 40.5 %Highland Park, NJ40.5Chatham, NJ: 37.6 %Chatham, NJ37.6Glen Rock, NJ: 37.3 %Glen Rock, NJ37.3Ridgewood, NJ: 36.7 %Ridgewood, NJ36.7Summit, NJ: 36.6 %Summit, NJ36.6Westfield, NJ: 35.1 %Westfield, NJ35.1Florham Park, NJ: 34.8 %Florham Park, NJ34.8Franklin Lakes, NJ: 34.6 %Franklin Lakes, NJ34.6New Providence, NJ: 34.5 %New Providence, NJ34.5Edgewater, NJ: 33 %Edgewater, NJ33Madison, NJ: 32.7 %Madison, NJ32.7Hoboken, NJ: 31.6 %Hoboken, NJ31.6Metuchen, NJ: 31.2 %Metuchen, NJ31.2River Edge, NJ: 28.9 %River Edge, NJ28.9Fair Lawn, NJ: 26.9 %Fair Lawn, NJ26.9Fort Lee, NJ: 26 %Fort Lee, NJ26Hillsdale, NJ: 25.8 %Hillsdale, NJ25.8Ramsey, NJ: 25.6 %Ramsey, NJ25.6Morristown, NJ: 24.8 %Morristown, NJ24.8Kinnelon, NJ: 24.6 %Kinnelon, NJ24.6Secaucus, NJ: 24.5 %Secaucus, NJ24.5Montvale, NJ: 24.1 %Montvale, NJ24.1Englewood, NJ: 23.2 %Englewood, NJ23.2Red Bank, NJ: 22.6 %Red Bank, NJ22.6Jersey City, NJ: 22.3 %Jersey City, NJ22.3Ocean City, NJ: 22.3 %Ocean City, NJ22.3Harrison, NJ: 22.1 %Harrison, NJ22.1Rutherford, NJ: 21.7 %Rutherford, NJ21.7Collingswood, NJ: 21.3 %Collingswood, NJ21.3Tinton Falls, NJ: 20.5 %Tinton Falls, NJ20.5Oakland, NJ: 19.9 %Oakland, NJ19.9Somerville, NJ: 19.7 %Somerville, NJ19.7Westwood, NJ: 19 %Westwood, NJ19Wood-Ridge, NJ: 18.8 %Wood-Ridge, NJ18.8Dumont, NJ: 18.4 %Dumont, NJ18.4Eatontown, NJ: 18 %Eatontown, NJ18Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 17.9 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ17.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Princeton, NJ57.5
2Tenafly, NJ44.5
3Haddonfield, NJ41.7
4Highland Park, NJ40.5
5Chatham, NJ37.6
6Glen Rock, NJ37.3
7Ridgewood, NJ36.7
8Summit, NJ36.6
9Westfield, NJ35.1
10Florham Park, NJ34.8
11Franklin Lakes, NJ34.6
12New Providence, NJ34.5
13Edgewater, NJ33
14Madison, NJ32.7
15Hoboken, NJ31.6
16Metuchen, NJ31.2
17River Edge, NJ28.9
18Fair Lawn, NJ26.9
19Fort Lee, NJ26
20Hillsdale, NJ25.8
21Ramsey, NJ25.6
22Morristown, NJ24.8
23Kinnelon, NJ24.6
24Secaucus, NJ24.5
25Montvale, NJ24.1
26Englewood, NJ23.2
27Red Bank, NJ22.6
28Jersey City, NJ22.3
29Ocean City, NJ22.3
30Harrison, NJ22.1
31Rutherford, NJ21.7
32Collingswood, NJ21.3
33Tinton Falls, NJ20.5
34Oakland, NJ19.9
35Somerville, NJ19.7
36Westwood, NJ19
37Wood-Ridge, NJ18.8
38Dumont, NJ18.4
39Eatontown, NJ18
40Hasbrouck Heights, NJ17.9
41Paramus, NJ17.4
42Maywood, NJ17
43New Milford, NJ16.6
44Lincoln Park, NJ16.4
45Waldwick, NJ16
46Ringwood, NJ15.5
47South Plainfield, NJ15.4
48Cliffside Park, NJ14.7
49West New York, NJ14.3
50Asbury Park, NJ14.3
51Hawthorne, NJ14.1
52Hackensack, NJ13.8
53Point Pleasant, NJ13.7
54Hackettstown, NJ13.6
55Long Branch, NJ13.4
56Roselle Park, NJ13.2
57Glassboro, NJ12.9
58Guttenberg, NJ12.8
59North Arlington, NJ12.7
60Bergenfield, NJ12.2
61Somers Point, NJ12.2
62South Amboy, NJ12
63Ridgefield Park, NJ11.9
64Ridgefield, NJ11.8
65Sayreville, NJ11.5
66Rahway, NJ11.5
67East Rutherford, NJ11.4
68Bound Brook, NJ11.4
69Bayonne, NJ11.3
70Woodland Park, NJ11.2
71Clifton, NJ11.1
72New Brunswick, NJ11
73Wallington, NJ11
74Pompton Lakes, NJ10.8
75Palisades Park, NJ10.5
76Hopatcong, NJ10.2
77Wanaque, NJ10.1
78Little Ferry, NJ10
79Lodi, NJ10
79North Plainfield, NJ10
81Elmwood Park, NJ9.9
82Middlesex, NJ9.9
83South River, NJ9.6
84Pine Hill, NJ9.2
85Hammonton, NJ9.1
86Manville, NJ9
87Kearny, NJ8.8
88Freehold, NJ8.7
89Burlington, NJ8.7
90Woodbury, NJ8.5
91Roselle, NJ8
92Linden, NJ7.9
93Garfield, NJ7.9
94Union City, NJ7.6
95Beachwood, NJ7.5
96Phillipsburg, NJ7.5
97Vineland, NJ7.5
98Gloucester City, NJ7.3
99Fairview, NJ7
100Millville, NJ6.9
101Totowa, NJ6.8
102Bellmawr, NJ6.7
103East Orange, NJ6.6
103Plainfield, NJ6.6
105Lindenwold, NJ6.1
106Carteret, NJ5.8
107Passaic, NJ5.4
108Atlantic City, NJ5.4
109Newark, NJ4.7
110Elizabeth, NJ4.6
111Trenton, NJ4.5
112Camden, NJ3.7
113Dover, NJ3.5
114Perth Amboy, NJ3.4
115Pleasantville, NJ2.7
116Paterson, NJ2.5
117Bridgeton, NJ2.2

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 New Jersey by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 New Jersey by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-jersey-cities?period=2021. 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 New Jersey by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Princeton, NJ, with 57.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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