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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 2023, at 64.7%. New Square, NY had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 14.9% and the figure for New York was 17.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest64.7Scarsdale, NY
Lowest2.2New Square, NY
Median14.990 cities
New York17.5History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Scarsdale, NY: 64.7 %Scarsdale, NY64.7Rye, NY: 46.7 %Rye, NY46.7Ithaca, NY: 43.5 %Ithaca, NY43.5Dobbs Ferry, NY: 40.1 %Dobbs Ferry, NY40.1Garden City, NY: 37.8 %Garden City, NY37.8Tarrytown, NY: 32.5 %Tarrytown, NY32.5Rockville Centre, NY: 30.6 %Rockville Centre, NY30.6White Plains, NY: 28.9 %White Plains, NY28.9Great Neck, NY: 28.1 %Great Neck, NY28.1Saratoga Springs, NY: 27.8 %Saratoga Springs, NY27.8Mineola, NY: 27 %Mineola, NY27New Rochelle, NY: 26.6 %New Rochelle, NY26.6Massapequa Park, NY: 26.5 %Massapequa Park, NY26.5Mamaroneck, NY: 26 %Mamaroneck, NY26Floral Park, NY: 25.6 %Floral Park, NY25.6Harrison, NY: 25.3 %Harrison, NY25.3Babylon, NY: 24.4 %Babylon, NY24.4Mount Kisco, NY: 24.2 %Mount Kisco, NY24.2Long Beach, NY: 23.8 %Long Beach, NY23.8East Rockaway, NY: 23.6 %East Rockaway, NY23.6Oneonta, NY: 23.6 %Oneonta, NY23.6New Hyde Park, NY: 23.1 %New Hyde Park, NY23.1Woodbury, NY: 22.5 %Woodbury, NY22.5Ossining, NY: 22.2 %Ossining, NY22.2Chestnut Ridge, NY: 22 %Chestnut Ridge, NY22Sleepy Hollow, NY: 22 %Sleepy Hollow, NY22Corning, NY: 21.8 %Corning, NY21.8Kenmore, NY: 21.6 %Kenmore, NY21.6Beacon, NY: 21.2 %Beacon, NY21.2Albany, NY: 20.8 %Albany, NY20.8Lake Grove, NY: 20.4 %Lake Grove, NY20.4Suffern, NY: 20.1 %Suffern, NY20.1Lynbrook, NY: 20 %Lynbrook, NY20Westbury, NY: 18.7 %Westbury, NY18.7Peekskill, NY: 17.7 %Peekskill, NY17.7New York, NY: 17.4 %New York, NY17.4Patchogue, NY: 17 %Patchogue, NY17Plattsburgh, NY: 16.8 %Plattsburgh, NY16.8Troy, NY: 16.1 %Troy, NY16.1Glen Cove, NY: 15.6 %Glen Cove, NY15.6Scarsdale, NY: 64.7 %Scarsdale, NY64.7Rye, NY: 46.7 %Rye, NY46.7Ithaca, NY: 43.5 %Ithaca, NY43.5Dobbs Ferry, NY: 40.1 %Dobbs Ferry, NY40.1Garden City, NY: 37.8 %Garden City, NY37.8Tarrytown, NY: 32.5 %Tarrytown, NY32.5Rockville Centre, NY: 30.6 %Rockville Centre, NY30.6White Plains, NY: 28.9 %White Plains, NY28.9Great Neck, NY: 28.1 %Great Neck, NY28.1Saratoga Springs, NY: 27.8 %Saratoga Springs, NY27.8Mineola, NY: 27 %Mineola, NY27New Rochelle, NY: 26.6 %New Rochelle, NY26.6Massapequa Park, NY: 26.5 %Massapequa Park, NY26.5Mamaroneck, NY: 26 %Mamaroneck, NY26Floral Park, NY: 25.6 %Floral Park, NY25.6Harrison, NY: 25.3 %Harrison, NY25.3Babylon, NY: 24.4 %Babylon, NY24.4Mount Kisco, NY: 24.2 %Mount Kisco, NY24.2Long Beach, NY: 23.8 %Long Beach, NY23.8East Rockaway, NY: 23.6 %East Rockaway, NY23.6Oneonta, NY: 23.6 %Oneonta, NY23.6New Hyde Park, NY: 23.1 %New Hyde Park, NY23.1Woodbury, NY: 22.5 %Woodbury, NY22.5Ossining, NY: 22.2 %Ossining, NY22.2Chestnut Ridge, NY: 22 %Chestnut Ridge, NY22Sleepy Hollow, NY: 22 %Sleepy Hollow, NY22Corning, NY: 21.8 %Corning, NY21.8Kenmore, NY: 21.6 %Kenmore, NY21.6Beacon, NY: 21.2 %Beacon, NY21.2Albany, NY: 20.8 %Albany, NY20.8Lake Grove, NY: 20.4 %Lake Grove, NY20.4Suffern, NY: 20.1 %Suffern, NY20.1Lynbrook, NY: 20 %Lynbrook, NY20Westbury, NY: 18.7 %Westbury, NY18.7Peekskill, NY: 17.7 %Peekskill, NY17.7New York, NY: 17.4 %New York, NY17.4Patchogue, NY: 17 %Patchogue, NY17Plattsburgh, NY: 16.8 %Plattsburgh, NY16.8Troy, NY: 16.1 %Troy, NY16.1Glen Cove, NY: 15.6 %Glen Cove, NY15.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Scarsdale, NY64.7+2.4 pts
2Rye, NY46.7+0.2 pts
3Ithaca, NY43.5+3 pts
4Dobbs Ferry, NY40.1-2.2 pts
5Garden City, NY37.8-0.2 pts
6Tarrytown, NY32.5-1.8 pts
7Rockville Centre, NY30.6+0.2 pts
8White Plains, NY28.9+0.6 pts
9Great Neck, NY28.1-0.6 pts
10Saratoga Springs, NY27.8-1.4 pts
11Mineola, NY27+2.9 pts
12New Rochelle, NY26.6+1 pts
13Massapequa Park, NY26.5+3.7 pts
14Mamaroneck, NY26+3.1 pts
15Floral Park, NY25.6-0.3 pts
16Harrison, NY25.3+1.3 pts
17Babylon, NY24.4+2.3 pts
18Mount Kisco, NY24.2-2.3 pts
19Long Beach, NY23.8-0.3 pts
20East Rockaway, NY23.6+1.4 pts
21Oneonta, NY23.6-1.1 pts
22New Hyde Park, NY23.1+4.6 pts
23Woodbury, NY22.5+2.8 pts
24Ossining, NY22.2+0.6 pts
25Chestnut Ridge, NY22-0.2 pts
26Sleepy Hollow, NY22+1.9 pts
27Corning, NY21.8-2.2 pts
28Kenmore, NY21.6+1.2 pts
29Beacon, NY21.2+0.3 pts
30Albany, NY20.8-0 pts
31Lake Grove, NY20.4+1.8 pts
32Suffern, NY20.1+0.3 pts
33Lynbrook, NY20+0.8 pts
34Westbury, NY18.7+1.3 pts
35Peekskill, NY17.7+2.3 pts
36New York, NY17.4+0.4 pts
37Patchogue, NY17-1.3 pts
38Plattsburgh, NY16.8-0.8 pts
39Troy, NY16.1+1.6 pts
40Glen Cove, NY15.6-1.5 pts
41Yonkers, NY15.6-0.4 pts
42Binghamton, NY15.5+0.4 pts
43Canandaigua, NY15-1.9 pts
44Airmont, NY14.9-0.6 pts
45Mount Vernon, NY14.90 pts
46Poughkeepsie, NY14.8+0.1 pts
47Geneva, NY14.8+1 pts
48Glens Falls, NY14.3+0.6 pts
49Port Chester, NY14.2+1.9 pts
50Kingston, NY14.2+2.1 pts
51Olean, NY13.8+0.2 pts
52Valley Stream, NY13.5-0.9 pts
53Cortland, NY13.4+1.4 pts
54Buffalo, NY13.4+0.3 pts
55Syracuse, NY13.3-0.5 pts
56Lindenhurst, NY12.9+0.8 pts
57Rochester, NY12.6-0.1 pts
58Oswego, NY12.2-0.8 pts
59Watertown, NY11.60 pts
60Oneida, NY11.1+0.6 pts
61Johnson City, NY11+0.5 pts
62Depew, NY10.8+1.9 pts
63Batavia, NY10.3-0.4 pts
64Freeport, NY10.2+0.5 pts
65Lockport, NY10.1-0.1 pts
66Tonawanda, NY9.8+1.7 pts
67Jamestown, NY9.6+1.2 pts
68North Tonawanda, NY9.5-0.2 pts
69Middletown, NY9.3+0.2 pts
70Cohoes, NY9+0.6 pts
71Rome, NY9-0.3 pts
71Schenectady, NY9+0.1 pts
73Elmira, NY8.8+0.8 pts
74Niagara Falls, NY8.7-0.3 pts
75Hempstead, NY8.5+1.6 pts
76Endicott, NY8.3-0.2 pts
77Utica, NY8.2-0.1 pts
78Haverstraw, NY7.90 pts
79Auburn, NY7.7+0.3 pts
80Amsterdam, NY7.7+0.2 pts
81West Haverstraw, NY7.1+1.3 pts
82Newburgh, NY6.1-0.3 pts
83Lackawanna, NY5.9+0.6 pts
84Dunkirk, NY5.9-0.1 pts
85Fulton, NY5.7-0.5 pts
86Gloversville, NY5.4-0.5 pts
87Spring Valley, NY5.3-0.9 pts
88Watervliet, NY4.7-0.9 pts
89Kiryas Joel, NY3.1+0.6 pts
90New Square, NY2.2+1.1 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/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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Scarsdale, NY, with 64.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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New Square, NY, with 2.2% in 2023.

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