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

All 93 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/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Chapel Hill, NC | 45.2 |
| 2 | Carrboro, NC | 43.5 |
| 3 | Davidson, NC | 39 |
| 4 | Morrisville, NC | 34.6 |
| 5 | Cary, NC | 33.7 |
| 6 | Apex, NC | 30.5 |
| 7 | Boone, NC | 30.3 |
| 8 | Elon, NC | 28 |
| 9 | Pinehurst, NC | 28 |
| 10 | Durham, NC | 27.2 |
| 11 | Rolesville, NC | 27 |
| 12 | Holly Springs, NC | 26.9 |
| 13 | Weddington, NC | 25.2 |
| 14 | Summerfield, NC | 24.3 |
| 15 | Wake Forest, NC | 23.7 |
| 16 | Southern Pines, NC | 23.5 |
| 17 | Asheville, NC | 22.7 |
| 18 | Cornelius, NC | 22.1 |
| 19 | Huntersville, NC | 21.2 |
| 20 | Raleigh, NC | 21.1 |
| 21 | Harrisburg, NC | 21 |
| 22 | Knightdale, NC | 20.6 |
| 23 | Waxhaw, NC | 20.5 |
| 24 | Belmont, NC | 19.2 |
| 25 | Winterville, NC | 18.3 |
| 26 | Matthews, NC | 18.2 |
| 27 | Clemmons, NC | 18 |
| 28 | Garner, NC | 17.9 |
| 29 | Greenville, NC | 17.8 |
| 30 | Charlotte, NC | 17.3 |
| 31 | Stallings, NC | 17.3 |
| 32 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 17.2 |
| 33 | Winston-Salem, NC | 16.7 |
| 34 | Wilmington, NC | 16.4 |
| 35 | Greensboro, NC | 16.3 |
| 36 | Concord, NC | 16 |
| 37 | Hendersonville, NC | 15.9 |
| 38 | Wendell, NC | 15.3 |
| 39 | Lewisville, NC | 15.3 |
| 40 | Mint Hill, NC | 14.9 |
| 41 | Mooresville, NC | 14.7 |
| 42 | Leland, NC | 14.3 |
| 43 | Waynesville, NC | 13.9 |
| 44 | Kernersville, NC | 13.8 |
| 45 | New Bern, NC | 13.8 |
| 46 | Mebane, NC | 13.7 |
| 47 | Indian Trail, NC | 13.5 |
| 48 | Pineville, NC | 13.5 |
| 49 | Clayton, NC | 13.4 |
| 50 | Aberdeen, NC | 13.2 |
| 51 | Hickory, NC | 13.2 |
| 52 | High Point, NC | 12.6 |
| 53 | Salisbury, NC | 12.1 |
| 54 | Mount Holly, NC | 11.8 |
| 55 | Morehead City, NC | 11.1 |
| 56 | Shelby, NC | 10.8 |
| 57 | Kannapolis, NC | 10.6 |
| 58 | Morganton, NC | 10.4 |
| 59 | Fayetteville, NC | 10.3 |
| 60 | Tarboro, NC | 10.2 |
| 61 | Zebulon, NC | 10 |
| 62 | Jacksonville, NC | 9.6 |
| 63 | Burlington, NC | 9.5 |
| 64 | Wilson, NC | 9.1 |
| 65 | Lincolnton, NC | 9 |
| 66 | Smithfield, NC | 8.9 |
| 67 | Gastonia, NC | 8.8 |
| 68 | Statesville, NC | 8.7 |
| 69 | Elizabeth City, NC | 8.5 |
| 70 | Rocky Mount, NC | 8.2 |
| 71 | Mount Airy, NC | 8.1 |
| 72 | Monroe, NC | 7.9 |
| 73 | Laurinburg, NC | 7.9 |
| 74 | Lumberton, NC | 7.8 |
| 75 | Goldsboro, NC | 7.7 |
| 76 | Hope Mills, NC | 7.5 |
| 77 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 7.3 |
| 78 | Sanford, NC | 7 |
| 79 | Kinston, NC | 6.9 |
| 80 | Archdale, NC | 6.8 |
| 81 | Graham, NC | 6.8 |
| 82 | Spring Lake, NC | 6.7 |
| 83 | Havelock, NC | 6.6 |
| 84 | Asheboro, NC | 6.1 |
| 85 | Reidsville, NC | 5.9 |
| 86 | Lenoir, NC | 5.5 |
| 87 | Kings Mountain, NC | 5.4 |
| 88 | Newton, NC | 5.2 |
| 89 | Albemarle, NC | 5 |
| 90 | Thomasville, NC | 4.7 |
| 91 | Henderson, NC | 4.5 |
| 92 | Lexington, NC | 4 |
| 93 | Eden, NC | 3.7 |