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

Scarsdale, NY had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 90 cities in 2022, at 62.2%. New Square, NY had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 14.7% and the figure for New York was 17.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest62.2Scarsdale, NY
Lowest1.1New Square, NY
Median14.790 cities
New York17.2History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Scarsdale, NY: 62.2 %Scarsdale, NY62.2Rye, NY: 46.5 %Rye, NY46.5Dobbs Ferry, NY: 42.3 %Dobbs Ferry, NY42.3Ithaca, NY: 40.5 %Ithaca, NY40.5Garden City, NY: 38 %Garden City, NY38Tarrytown, NY: 34.3 %Tarrytown, NY34.3Rockville Centre, NY: 30.4 %Rockville Centre, NY30.4Saratoga Springs, NY: 29.2 %Saratoga Springs, NY29.2Great Neck, NY: 28.7 %Great Neck, NY28.7White Plains, NY: 28.3 %White Plains, NY28.3Mount Kisco, NY: 26.4 %Mount Kisco, NY26.4Floral Park, NY: 25.8 %Floral Park, NY25.8New Rochelle, NY: 25.6 %New Rochelle, NY25.6Oneonta, NY: 24.6 %Oneonta, NY24.6Mineola, NY: 24.1 %Mineola, NY24.1Long Beach, NY: 24.1 %Long Beach, NY24.1Corning, NY: 24 %Corning, NY24Harrison, NY: 23.9 %Harrison, NY23.9Mamaroneck, NY: 22.8 %Mamaroneck, NY22.8Massapequa Park, NY: 22.8 %Massapequa Park, NY22.8East Rockaway, NY: 22.2 %East Rockaway, NY22.2Chestnut Ridge, NY: 22.2 %Chestnut Ridge, NY22.2Babylon, NY: 22.1 %Babylon, NY22.1Ossining, NY: 21.6 %Ossining, NY21.6Beacon, NY: 21 %Beacon, NY21Albany, NY: 20.8 %Albany, NY20.8Kenmore, NY: 20.4 %Kenmore, NY20.4Sleepy Hollow, NY: 20.1 %Sleepy Hollow, NY20.1Suffern, NY: 19.8 %Suffern, NY19.8Woodbury, NY: 19.7 %Woodbury, NY19.7Lynbrook, NY: 19.2 %Lynbrook, NY19.2Lake Grove, NY: 18.6 %Lake Grove, NY18.6New Hyde Park, NY: 18.5 %New Hyde Park, NY18.5Patchogue, NY: 18.3 %Patchogue, NY18.3Plattsburgh, NY: 17.5 %Plattsburgh, NY17.5Westbury, NY: 17.4 %Westbury, NY17.4Glen Cove, NY: 17.1 %Glen Cove, NY17.1New York, NY: 17 %New York, NY17Canandaigua, NY: 17 %Canandaigua, NY17Yonkers, NY: 16 %Yonkers, NY16Scarsdale, NY: 62.2 %Scarsdale, NY62.2Rye, NY: 46.5 %Rye, NY46.5Dobbs Ferry, NY: 42.3 %Dobbs Ferry, NY42.3Ithaca, NY: 40.5 %Ithaca, NY40.5Garden City, NY: 38 %Garden City, NY38Tarrytown, NY: 34.3 %Tarrytown, NY34.3Rockville Centre, NY: 30.4 %Rockville Centre, NY30.4Saratoga Springs, NY: 29.2 %Saratoga Springs, NY29.2Great Neck, NY: 28.7 %Great Neck, NY28.7White Plains, NY: 28.3 %White Plains, NY28.3Mount Kisco, NY: 26.4 %Mount Kisco, NY26.4Floral Park, NY: 25.8 %Floral Park, NY25.8New Rochelle, NY: 25.6 %New Rochelle, NY25.6Oneonta, NY: 24.6 %Oneonta, NY24.6Mineola, NY: 24.1 %Mineola, NY24.1Long Beach, NY: 24.1 %Long Beach, NY24.1Corning, NY: 24 %Corning, NY24Harrison, NY: 23.9 %Harrison, NY23.9Mamaroneck, NY: 22.8 %Mamaroneck, NY22.8Massapequa Park, NY: 22.8 %Massapequa Park, NY22.8East Rockaway, NY: 22.2 %East Rockaway, NY22.2Chestnut Ridge, NY: 22.2 %Chestnut Ridge, NY22.2Babylon, NY: 22.1 %Babylon, NY22.1Ossining, NY: 21.6 %Ossining, NY21.6Beacon, NY: 21 %Beacon, NY21Albany, NY: 20.8 %Albany, NY20.8Kenmore, NY: 20.4 %Kenmore, NY20.4Sleepy Hollow, NY: 20.1 %Sleepy Hollow, NY20.1Suffern, NY: 19.8 %Suffern, NY19.8Woodbury, NY: 19.7 %Woodbury, NY19.7Lynbrook, NY: 19.2 %Lynbrook, NY19.2Lake Grove, NY: 18.6 %Lake Grove, NY18.6New Hyde Park, NY: 18.5 %New Hyde Park, NY18.5Patchogue, NY: 18.3 %Patchogue, NY18.3Plattsburgh, NY: 17.5 %Plattsburgh, NY17.5Westbury, NY: 17.4 %Westbury, NY17.4Glen Cove, NY: 17.1 %Glen Cove, NY17.1New York, NY: 17 %New York, NY17Canandaigua, NY: 17 %Canandaigua, NY17Yonkers, NY: 16 %Yonkers, NY16
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Scarsdale, NY62.2+1.7 pts
2Rye, NY46.5+0.8 pts
3Dobbs Ferry, NY42.3+4.4 pts
4Ithaca, NY40.5+2.6 pts
5Garden City, NY38+1.4 pts
6Tarrytown, NY34.3+3.8 pts
7Rockville Centre, NY30.40 pts
8Saratoga Springs, NY29.2+0.6 pts
9Great Neck, NY28.7+0.3 pts
10White Plains, NY28.3-0.5 pts
11Mount Kisco, NY26.4-1 pts
12Floral Park, NY25.8+0.4 pts
13New Rochelle, NY25.6+0.9 pts
14Oneonta, NY24.6+2.2 pts
15Mineola, NY24.1+1.7 pts
16Long Beach, NY24.1+0.2 pts
17Corning, NY24+1.4 pts
18Harrison, NY23.9+0.4 pts
19Mamaroneck, NY22.8-1.8 pts
20Massapequa Park, NY22.8+2.6 pts
21East Rockaway, NY22.2+1.8 pts
22Chestnut Ridge, NY22.2+0.7 pts
23Babylon, NY22.1-2.4 pts
24Ossining, NY21.6+2.3 pts
25Beacon, NY21+1.6 pts
26Albany, NY20.8-1 pts
27Kenmore, NY20.4-0 pts
28Sleepy Hollow, NY20.1-0.3 pts
29Suffern, NY19.8+0.2 pts
30Woodbury, NY19.7-0.1 pts
31Lynbrook, NY19.2+0.8 pts
32Lake Grove, NY18.6+2 pts
33New Hyde Park, NY18.5+0.6 pts
34Patchogue, NY18.3-1.2 pts
35Plattsburgh, NY17.5+0.8 pts
36Westbury, NY17.4+0.5 pts
37Glen Cove, NY17.1+0.7 pts
38New York, NY17+0.3 pts
39Canandaigua, NY17+1.3 pts
40Yonkers, NY16+0.2 pts
41Airmont, NY15.5+1.1 pts
42Peekskill, NY15.4+0.8 pts
43Binghamton, NY15.1+1.1 pts
44Mount Vernon, NY14.8+0.9 pts
45Poughkeepsie, NY14.8+2 pts
46Troy, NY14.5+1.5 pts
47Valley Stream, NY14.4-1.4 pts
48Geneva, NY13.8+0.6 pts
49Syracuse, NY13.7+0.3 pts
50Glens Falls, NY13.6+0.8 pts
51Olean, NY13.6+0.5 pts
52Buffalo, NY13.2+0.5 pts
53Oswego, NY13-0 pts
54Rochester, NY12.7+0.3 pts
55Port Chester, NY12.3+0.4 pts
56Lindenhurst, NY12.1-0.1 pts
57Kingston, NY12+0.7 pts
58Cortland, NY12-0 pts
59Watertown, NY11.6+0.3 pts
60Batavia, NY10.7+0.7 pts
61Johnson City, NY10.5+0.4 pts
62Oneida, NY10.4+0.2 pts
63Lockport, NY10.2+0.8 pts
64Freeport, NY9.8-0.5 pts
65North Tonawanda, NY9.7-0.3 pts
66Rome, NY9.2+0.4 pts
67Middletown, NY9.1+2.1 pts
68Niagara Falls, NY9-0.1 pts
69Depew, NY8.9+0.5 pts
69Schenectady, NY8.9-0 pts
71Cohoes, NY8.5+0.9 pts
72Endicott, NY8.4+0.6 pts
73Jamestown, NY8.4+0.6 pts
74Utica, NY8.4+1 pts
75Tonawanda, NY8.1+1.2 pts
76Elmira, NY8+0.6 pts
77Haverstraw, NY7.9+0.1 pts
78Amsterdam, NY7.5+0.2 pts
79Auburn, NY7.4+0.7 pts
80Hempstead, NY6.9+0.6 pts
81Newburgh, NY6.4-1.2 pts
82Fulton, NY6.2+0.1 pts
83Spring Valley, NY6.2-0.8 pts
84Dunkirk, NY6+1 pts
85Gloversville, NY5.9-0 pts
85West Haverstraw, NY5.9-2 pts
87Watervliet, NY5.6-0.8 pts
88Lackawanna, NY5.4-0.8 pts
89Kiryas Joel, NY2.5-0.1 pts
90New Square, NY1.1+0.4 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-york-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-york-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Scarsdale, NY, with 62.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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New Square, NY, with 1.1% in 2022.

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