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

Shaker Heights, OH had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 176 cities in 2021, at 42.5%. Trenton, OH had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 9.3% and the figure for Ohio was 11.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.5Shaker Heights, OH
Lowest2.4Trenton, OH
Median9.3176 cities
Ohio11.3History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Shaker Heights, OH: 42.5 %Shaker Heights, OH42.5Oxford, OH: 39.4 %Oxford, OH39.4Beachwood, OH: 38.4 %Beachwood, OH38.4Montgomery, OH: 38 %Montgomery, OH38Athens, OH: 37.6 %Athens, OH37.6Upper Arlington, OH: 37.4 %Upper Arlington, OH37.4Bexley, OH: 36.8 %Bexley, OH36.8Hudson, OH: 35.2 %Hudson, OH35.2Dublin, OH: 34.5 %Dublin, OH34.5Powell, OH: 33.5 %Powell, OH33.5Worthington, OH: 32.8 %Worthington, OH32.8University Heights, OH: 31.6 %University Heights, OH31.6Cleveland Heights, OH: 30.7 %Cleveland Heights, OH30.7Solon, OH: 30.1 %Solon, OH30.1Rocky River, OH: 29.6 %Rocky River, OH29.6New Albany, OH: 29.3 %New Albany, OH29.3Blue Ash, OH: 27.6 %Blue Ash, OH27.6Beavercreek, OH: 26.1 %Beavercreek, OH26.1Bay Village, OH: 25.6 %Bay Village, OH25.6Westerville, OH: 25.5 %Westerville, OH25.5Mason, OH: 25.3 %Mason, OH25.3Springboro, OH: 24.8 %Springboro, OH24.8Aurora, OH: 24.2 %Aurora, OH24.2Hilliard, OH: 23.9 %Hilliard, OH23.9Perrysburg, OH: 23.9 %Perrysburg, OH23.9Brecksville, OH: 23.8 %Brecksville, OH23.8Westlake, OH: 23.4 %Westlake, OH23.4Centerville, OH: 22.1 %Centerville, OH22.1Lyndhurst, OH: 22 %Lyndhurst, OH22Avon, OH: 21.9 %Avon, OH21.9Avon Lake, OH: 21.8 %Avon Lake, OH21.8Kent, OH: 21.5 %Kent, OH21.5Bowling Green, OH: 20.7 %Bowling Green, OH20.7Sylvania, OH: 20.7 %Sylvania, OH20.7Gahanna, OH: 19.3 %Gahanna, OH19.3Broadview Heights, OH: 18.5 %Broadview Heights, OH18.5Strongsville, OH: 18.1 %Strongsville, OH18.1Lakewood, OH: 18 %Lakewood, OH18Tipp City, OH: 17.9 %Tipp City, OH17.9Canal Winchester, OH: 17.9 %Canal Winchester, OH17.9Shaker Heights, OH: 42.5 %Shaker Heights, OH42.5Oxford, OH: 39.4 %Oxford, OH39.4Beachwood, OH: 38.4 %Beachwood, OH38.4Montgomery, OH: 38 %Montgomery, OH38Athens, OH: 37.6 %Athens, OH37.6Upper Arlington, OH: 37.4 %Upper Arlington, OH37.4Bexley, OH: 36.8 %Bexley, OH36.8Hudson, OH: 35.2 %Hudson, OH35.2Dublin, OH: 34.5 %Dublin, OH34.5Powell, OH: 33.5 %Powell, OH33.5Worthington, OH: 32.8 %Worthington, OH32.8University Heights, OH: 31.6 %University Heights, OH31.6Cleveland Heights, OH: 30.7 %Cleveland Heights, OH30.7Solon, OH: 30.1 %Solon, OH30.1Rocky River, OH: 29.6 %Rocky River, OH29.6New Albany, OH: 29.3 %New Albany, OH29.3Blue Ash, OH: 27.6 %Blue Ash, OH27.6Beavercreek, OH: 26.1 %Beavercreek, OH26.1Bay Village, OH: 25.6 %Bay Village, OH25.6Westerville, OH: 25.5 %Westerville, OH25.5Mason, OH: 25.3 %Mason, OH25.3Springboro, OH: 24.8 %Springboro, OH24.8Aurora, OH: 24.2 %Aurora, OH24.2Hilliard, OH: 23.9 %Hilliard, OH23.9Perrysburg, OH: 23.9 %Perrysburg, OH23.9Brecksville, OH: 23.8 %Brecksville, OH23.8Westlake, OH: 23.4 %Westlake, OH23.4Centerville, OH: 22.1 %Centerville, OH22.1Lyndhurst, OH: 22 %Lyndhurst, OH22Avon, OH: 21.9 %Avon, OH21.9Avon Lake, OH: 21.8 %Avon Lake, OH21.8Kent, OH: 21.5 %Kent, OH21.5Bowling Green, OH: 20.7 %Bowling Green, OH20.7Sylvania, OH: 20.7 %Sylvania, OH20.7Gahanna, OH: 19.3 %Gahanna, OH19.3Broadview Heights, OH: 18.5 %Broadview Heights, OH18.5Strongsville, OH: 18.1 %Strongsville, OH18.1Lakewood, OH: 18 %Lakewood, OH18Tipp City, OH: 17.9 %Tipp City, OH17.9Canal Winchester, OH: 17.9 %Canal Winchester, OH17.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Shaker Heights, OH42.5
2Oxford, OH39.4
3Beachwood, OH38.4
4Montgomery, OH38
5Athens, OH37.6
6Upper Arlington, OH37.4
7Bexley, OH36.8
8Hudson, OH35.2
9Dublin, OH34.5
10Powell, OH33.5
11Worthington, OH32.8
12University Heights, OH31.6
13Cleveland Heights, OH30.7
14Solon, OH30.1
15Rocky River, OH29.6
16New Albany, OH29.3
17Blue Ash, OH27.6
18Beavercreek, OH26.1
19Bay Village, OH25.6
20Westerville, OH25.5
21Mason, OH25.3
22Springboro, OH24.8
23Aurora, OH24.2
24Hilliard, OH23.9
25Perrysburg, OH23.9
26Brecksville, OH23.8
27Westlake, OH23.4
28Centerville, OH22.1
29Lyndhurst, OH22
30Avon, OH21.9
31Avon Lake, OH21.8
32Kent, OH21.5
33Bowling Green, OH20.7
34Sylvania, OH20.7
35Gahanna, OH19.3
36Broadview Heights, OH18.5
37Strongsville, OH18.1
38Lakewood, OH18
39Tipp City, OH17.9
40Canal Winchester, OH17.9
41South Euclid, OH17.8
42Delaware, OH17.3
43Pickerington, OH16.9
44Cincinnati, OH16.6
45Stow, OH16.2
45Twinsburg, OH16.2
47Sharonville, OH16.2
48Loveland, OH16
49Fairview Park, OH15.6
50Kettering, OH15.4
51Clayton, OH15.2
52Berea, OH15.1
53Wooster, OH15.1
54Marietta, OH14.9
55Macedonia, OH14.5
56Green, OH14.5
57Wadsworth, OH14.4
58Middleburg Heights, OH14.1
59North Canton, OH13.9
60North Royalton, OH13.8
61Columbus, OH13.6
62Mayfield Heights, OH13.5
63Maumee, OH13.2
64Fairborn, OH13.1
65Richmond Heights, OH13.1
66Springdale, OH12.9
67Monroe, OH12.4
68Grove City, OH11.9
69Mentor, OH11.7
70Reynoldsburg, OH11.7
71Steubenville, OH11.5
72Englewood, OH11.3
73Norwood, OH11.3
74North Olmsted, OH11.2
75Medina, OH11.1
76Streetsboro, OH11.1
77Cuyahoga Falls, OH11.1
78Tallmadge, OH11
79Troy, OH10.8
80Seven Hills, OH10.6
81Pataskala, OH10.3
82Amherst, OH10.2
83Findlay, OH10
84Reading, OH9.9
85Lebanon, OH9.8
86Chillicothe, OH9.6
87Ashland, OH9.5
88Brunswick, OH9.4
89Dover, OH9.1
90North Ridgeville, OH9.1
91Vermilion, OH9.1
92Willoughby, OH9
93Norton, OH8.8
94Marysville, OH8.8
95Wilmington, OH8.8
96New Franklin, OH8.8
97Vandalia, OH8.6
98Mount Vernon, OH8.5
99Heath, OH8.5
100Miamisburg, OH8.4
101Harrison, OH8.4
102Bedford, OH8.4
103Huber Heights, OH8.3
104Riverside, OH8.3
105Parma Heights, OH8.2
106Trotwood, OH8.1
107Ravenna, OH7.9
108Oregon, OH7.9
109Xenia, OH7.8
110Defiance, OH7.8
110Forest Park, OH7.8
112Cleveland, OH7.7
113Fairfield, OH7.7
113Lancaster, OH7.7
115Akron, OH7.5
116Tiffin, OH7.5
117Van Wert, OH7.3
118New Philadelphia, OH7.3
119Coshocton, OH7.2
120Willowick, OH7.2
121Celina, OH7.1
122Dayton, OH6.9
123Brooklyn, OH6.9
124Wickliffe, OH6.9
125Alliance, OH6.8
126Parma, OH6.7
127Ironton, OH6.6
128Sidney, OH6.6
129Garfield Heights, OH6.6
130Euclid, OH6.6
131Newark, OH6.5
132Toledo, OH6.4
133Bellefontaine, OH6.3
134West Carrollton, OH6.2
135Bedford Heights, OH6
136Eastlake, OH5.9
137East Cleveland, OH5.8
138Washington Court House, OH5.7
139Painesville, OH5.7
140Norwalk, OH5.6
141Niles, OH5.5
142Greenville, OH5.5
143Springfield, OH5.4
144Elyria, OH5.3
145London, OH5.1
146Portsmouth, OH5.1
147Middletown, OH5
148Galion, OH5
149Sandusky, OH4.9
150Hamilton, OH4.8
151Salem, OH4.8
152Maple Heights, OH4.7
153Brook Park, OH4.7
154Mansfield, OH4.6
155Massillon, OH4.6
156Zanesville, OH4.5
157Fremont, OH4.4
158Franklin, OH4.4
159Warrensville Heights, OH4.4
160Barberton, OH4.3
161Canton, OH4.3
162Whitehall, OH4.2
163Cambridge, OH4.1
164Youngstown, OH4
165Lorain, OH4
166Piqua, OH3.9
167Warren, OH3.8
168Circleville, OH3.8
169Bucyrus, OH3.8
170Urbana, OH3.7
171Conneaut, OH3.3
172Marion, OH3.2
173Lima, OH3.1
174Fostoria, OH3.1
175Ashtabula, OH2.7
176Trenton, OH2.4

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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/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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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/ohio-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Shaker Heights, OH, with 42.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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