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

Scarsdale, NY had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 90 cities in 2024, at 63.2%. New Square, NY had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 15.1% and the figure for New York was 17.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.2Scarsdale, NY
Lowest2.7New Square, NY
Median15.190 cities
New York17.9History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Scarsdale, NY: 63.2 %Scarsdale, NY63.2Ithaca, NY: 43.7 %Ithaca, NY43.7Rye, NY: 43.6 %Rye, NY43.6Dobbs Ferry, NY: 41.7 %Dobbs Ferry, NY41.7Garden City, NY: 39.1 %Garden City, NY39.1Tarrytown, NY: 33.6 %Tarrytown, NY33.6Rockville Centre, NY: 32.2 %Rockville Centre, NY32.2Mineola, NY: 29.1 %Mineola, NY29.1White Plains, NY: 29.1 %White Plains, NY29.1Mamaroneck, NY: 29 %Mamaroneck, NY29Saratoga Springs, NY: 28.7 %Saratoga Springs, NY28.7New Rochelle, NY: 27 %New Rochelle, NY27Massapequa Park, NY: 26.7 %Massapequa Park, NY26.7Long Beach, NY: 26.3 %Long Beach, NY26.3Floral Park, NY: 25.9 %Floral Park, NY25.9Mount Kisco, NY: 25.9 %Mount Kisco, NY25.9Harrison, NY: 25.7 %Harrison, NY25.7East Rockaway, NY: 25.4 %East Rockaway, NY25.4Great Neck, NY: 25.3 %Great Neck, NY25.3Babylon, NY: 24.5 %Babylon, NY24.5Sleepy Hollow, NY: 23.8 %Sleepy Hollow, NY23.8Kenmore, NY: 23.7 %Kenmore, NY23.7Oneonta, NY: 22.1 %Oneonta, NY22.1Beacon, NY: 22 %Beacon, NY22Albany, NY: 21.2 %Albany, NY21.2Woodbury, NY: 21.2 %Woodbury, NY21.2Ossining, NY: 20.6 %Ossining, NY20.6Corning, NY: 20.2 %Corning, NY20.2Chestnut Ridge, NY: 20 %Chestnut Ridge, NY20Suffern, NY: 19.7 %Suffern, NY19.7New Hyde Park, NY: 19.6 %New Hyde Park, NY19.6Lake Grove, NY: 18.8 %Lake Grove, NY18.8Lynbrook, NY: 18.3 %Lynbrook, NY18.3Peekskill, NY: 18 %Peekskill, NY18New York, NY: 17.7 %New York, NY17.7Geneva, NY: 17.6 %Geneva, NY17.6Westbury, NY: 17 %Westbury, NY17Patchogue, NY: 16.9 %Patchogue, NY16.9Plattsburgh, NY: 16.9 %Plattsburgh, NY16.9Glen Cove, NY: 16.7 %Glen Cove, NY16.7Scarsdale, NY: 63.2 %Scarsdale, NY63.2Ithaca, NY: 43.7 %Ithaca, NY43.7Rye, NY: 43.6 %Rye, NY43.6Dobbs Ferry, NY: 41.7 %Dobbs Ferry, NY41.7Garden City, NY: 39.1 %Garden City, NY39.1Tarrytown, NY: 33.6 %Tarrytown, NY33.6Rockville Centre, NY: 32.2 %Rockville Centre, NY32.2Mineola, NY: 29.1 %Mineola, NY29.1White Plains, NY: 29.1 %White Plains, NY29.1Mamaroneck, NY: 29 %Mamaroneck, NY29Saratoga Springs, NY: 28.7 %Saratoga Springs, NY28.7New Rochelle, NY: 27 %New Rochelle, NY27Massapequa Park, NY: 26.7 %Massapequa Park, NY26.7Long Beach, NY: 26.3 %Long Beach, NY26.3Floral Park, NY: 25.9 %Floral Park, NY25.9Mount Kisco, NY: 25.9 %Mount Kisco, NY25.9Harrison, NY: 25.7 %Harrison, NY25.7East Rockaway, NY: 25.4 %East Rockaway, NY25.4Great Neck, NY: 25.3 %Great Neck, NY25.3Babylon, NY: 24.5 %Babylon, NY24.5Sleepy Hollow, NY: 23.8 %Sleepy Hollow, NY23.8Kenmore, NY: 23.7 %Kenmore, NY23.7Oneonta, NY: 22.1 %Oneonta, NY22.1Beacon, NY: 22 %Beacon, NY22Albany, NY: 21.2 %Albany, NY21.2Woodbury, NY: 21.2 %Woodbury, NY21.2Ossining, NY: 20.6 %Ossining, NY20.6Corning, NY: 20.2 %Corning, NY20.2Chestnut Ridge, NY: 20 %Chestnut Ridge, NY20Suffern, NY: 19.7 %Suffern, NY19.7New Hyde Park, NY: 19.6 %New Hyde Park, NY19.6Lake Grove, NY: 18.8 %Lake Grove, NY18.8Lynbrook, NY: 18.3 %Lynbrook, NY18.3Peekskill, NY: 18 %Peekskill, NY18New York, NY: 17.7 %New York, NY17.7Geneva, NY: 17.6 %Geneva, NY17.6Westbury, NY: 17 %Westbury, NY17Patchogue, NY: 16.9 %Patchogue, NY16.9Plattsburgh, NY: 16.9 %Plattsburgh, NY16.9Glen Cove, NY: 16.7 %Glen Cove, NY16.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Scarsdale, NY63.2-1.5 pts
2Ithaca, NY43.7+0.2 pts
3Rye, NY43.6-3.1 pts
4Dobbs Ferry, NY41.7+1.6 pts
5Garden City, NY39.1+1.3 pts
6Tarrytown, NY33.6+1 pts
7Rockville Centre, NY32.2+1.5 pts
8Mineola, NY29.1+2.1 pts
9White Plains, NY29.1+0.2 pts
10Mamaroneck, NY29+3 pts
11Saratoga Springs, NY28.7+0.9 pts
12New Rochelle, NY27+0.5 pts
13Massapequa Park, NY26.7+0.1 pts
14Long Beach, NY26.3+2.5 pts
15Floral Park, NY25.9+0.4 pts
16Mount Kisco, NY25.9+1.8 pts
17Harrison, NY25.7+0.5 pts
18East Rockaway, NY25.4+1.8 pts
19Great Neck, NY25.3-2.8 pts
20Babylon, NY24.5+0.1 pts
21Sleepy Hollow, NY23.8+1.9 pts
22Kenmore, NY23.7+2.1 pts
23Oneonta, NY22.1-1.5 pts
24Beacon, NY22+0.8 pts
25Albany, NY21.2+0.4 pts
26Woodbury, NY21.2-1.3 pts
27Ossining, NY20.6-1.6 pts
28Corning, NY20.2-1.6 pts
29Chestnut Ridge, NY20-2 pts
30Suffern, NY19.7-0.4 pts
31New Hyde Park, NY19.6-3.4 pts
32Lake Grove, NY18.8-1.7 pts
33Lynbrook, NY18.3-1.6 pts
34Peekskill, NY18+0.3 pts
35New York, NY17.7+0.3 pts
36Geneva, NY17.6+2.8 pts
37Westbury, NY17-1.7 pts
38Patchogue, NY16.9-0 pts
39Plattsburgh, NY16.9+0.1 pts
40Glen Cove, NY16.7+1 pts
41Yonkers, NY15.7+0.1 pts
42Poughkeepsie, NY15.6+0.7 pts
42Troy, NY15.6-0.6 pts
44Kingston, NY15.2+1.1 pts
45Olean, NY15.2+1.4 pts
46Airmont, NY15+0.1 pts
47Binghamton, NY15-0.5 pts
48Port Chester, NY14.9+0.7 pts
49Canandaigua, NY14.9-0.1 pts
50Mount Vernon, NY14.7-0.1 pts
51Glens Falls, NY14.7+0.4 pts
52Valley Stream, NY14.6+1.1 pts
53Buffalo, NY14.2+0.8 pts
54Cortland, NY13.9+0.5 pts
55Syracuse, NY13.8+0.5 pts
56Lindenhurst, NY12.90 pts
57Rochester, NY12.70 pts
58Oswego, NY11.5-0.8 pts
59Oneida, NY11.3+0.2 pts
60Cohoes, NY11.2+2.2 pts
61Tonawanda, NY11.2+1.4 pts
62Watertown, NY11.2-0.4 pts
63Johnson City, NY10.7-0.3 pts
64Depew, NY10.7-0.1 pts
65North Tonawanda, NY10.6+1.1 pts
66Batavia, NY10.5+0.3 pts
67Freeport, NY10.1-0.1 pts
68Schenectady, NY10.1+1.1 pts
69Lockport, NY9.8-0.2 pts
70Hempstead, NY9.8+1.3 pts
71Utica, NY9.5+1.3 pts
72Endicott, NY9.5+1.2 pts
73West Haverstraw, NY9.2+2.1 pts
74Middletown, NY8.9-0.4 pts
75Auburn, NY8.8+1.1 pts
75Niagara Falls, NY8.8+0.1 pts
77Rome, NY8.8-0.1 pts
78Jamestown, NY8.7-0.9 pts
79Elmira, NY8-0.8 pts
80Haverstraw, NY7.6-0.3 pts
81Dunkirk, NY6.8+0.9 pts
82Amsterdam, NY6.3-1.3 pts
83Lackawanna, NY6.2+0.3 pts
84Newburgh, NY6.1+0.1 pts
85Spring Valley, NY5.7+0.4 pts
86Fulton, NY5.2-0.5 pts
87Gloversville, NY5-0.4 pts
88Watervliet, NY4.8+0.1 pts
89Kiryas Joel, NY2.9-0.2 pts
90New Square, NY2.7+0.5 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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-york-cities.

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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 York 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/new-york-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Scarsdale, NY, with 63.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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