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

Lake Oswego, OR had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 56 cities in 2024, at 34.1%. Sweet Home, OR had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 9.8% and the figure for Oregon was 14.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.1Lake Oswego, OR
Lowest1.8Sweet Home, OR
Median9.856 cities
Oregon14.1History

All cities, 2024

Lake Oswego, OR: 34.1 %Lake Oswego, OR34.1Ashland, OR: 30.9 %Ashland, OR30.9Corvallis, OR: 30.7 %Corvallis, OR30.7West Linn, OR: 25.2 %West Linn, OR25.2Portland, OR: 21.8 %Portland, OR21.8Eugene, OR: 20.5 %Eugene, OR20.5Bend, OR: 19.6 %Bend, OR19.6Hillsboro, OR: 18.3 %Hillsboro, OR18.3Beaverton, OR: 17.9 %Beaverton, OR17.9Tigard, OR: 17.5 %Tigard, OR17.5Happy Valley, OR: 17.4 %Happy Valley, OR17.4Sherwood, OR: 17.1 %Sherwood, OR17.1Wilsonville, OR: 16.9 %Wilsonville, OR16.9Tualatin, OR: 15.6 %Tualatin, OR15.6Newport, OR: 15 %Newport, OR15Milwaukie, OR: 13.2 %Milwaukie, OR13.2Silverton, OR: 13.1 %Silverton, OR13.1Salem, OR: 12.5 %Salem, OR12.5Newberg, OR: 11.8 %Newberg, OR11.8Klamath Falls, OR: 10.8 %Klamath Falls, OR10.8Canby, OR: 10.7 %Canby, OR10.7Monmouth, OR: 10.6 %Monmouth, OR10.6Medford, OR: 10.5 %Medford, OR10.5Sandy, OR: 10.2 %Sandy, OR10.2La Grande, OR: 10.2 %La Grande, OR10.2Forest Grove, OR: 10.1 %Forest Grove, OR10.1Redmond, OR: 10 %Redmond, OR10Albany, OR: 9.9 %Albany, OR9.9McMinnville, OR: 9.8 %McMinnville, OR9.8Lincoln City, OR: 9.7 %Lincoln City, OR9.7Keizer, OR: 8.7 %Keizer, OR8.7Troutdale, OR: 8.7 %Troutdale, OR8.7Cottage Grove, OR: 8.6 %Cottage Grove, OR8.6Coos Bay, OR: 8.6 %Coos Bay, OR8.6Fairview, OR: 8.6 %Fairview, OR8.6Oregon City, OR: 8.5 %Oregon City, OR8.5Pendleton, OR: 8.2 %Pendleton, OR8.2Gresham, OR: 8.2 %Gresham, OR8.2Central Point, OR: 8.2 %Central Point, OR8.2The Dalles, OR: 7.8 %The Dalles, OR7.8Roseburg, OR: 7.5 %Roseburg, OR7.5Springfield, OR: 7.4 %Springfield, OR7.4Hermiston, OR: 7.2 %Hermiston, OR7.2Dallas, OR: 7.1 %Dallas, OR7.1Gladstone, OR: 6.8 %Gladstone, OR6.8Grants Pass, OR: 6.7 %Grants Pass, OR6.7Independence, OR: 6.3 %Independence, OR6.3Baker City, OR: 6 %Baker City, OR6Cornelius, OR: 5.7 %Cornelius, OR5.7St. Helens, OR: 5.4 %St. Helens, OR5.4Lebanon, OR: 5.4 %Lebanon, OR5.4Prineville, OR: 4.8 %Prineville, OR4.8Ontario, OR: 4.6 %Ontario, OR4.6Woodburn, OR: 4.3 %Woodburn, OR4.3Molalla, OR: 4.1 %Molalla, OR4.1Sweet Home, OR: 1.8 %Sweet Home, OR1.8Lake Oswego, OR: 34.1 %Lake Oswego, OR34.1Ashland, OR: 30.9 %Ashland, OR30.9Corvallis, OR: 30.7 %Corvallis, OR30.7West Linn, OR: 25.2 %West Linn, OR25.2Portland, OR: 21.8 %Portland, OR21.8Eugene, OR: 20.5 %Eugene, OR20.5Bend, OR: 19.6 %Bend, OR19.6Hillsboro, OR: 18.3 %Hillsboro, OR18.3Beaverton, OR: 17.9 %Beaverton, OR17.9Tigard, OR: 17.5 %Tigard, OR17.5Happy Valley, OR: 17.4 %Happy Valley, OR17.4Sherwood, OR: 17.1 %Sherwood, OR17.1Wilsonville, OR: 16.9 %Wilsonville, OR16.9Tualatin, OR: 15.6 %Tualatin, OR15.6Newport, OR: 15 %Newport, OR15Milwaukie, OR: 13.2 %Milwaukie, OR13.2Silverton, OR: 13.1 %Silverton, OR13.1Salem, OR: 12.5 %Salem, OR12.5Newberg, OR: 11.8 %Newberg, OR11.8Klamath Falls, OR: 10.8 %Klamath Falls, OR10.8Canby, OR: 10.7 %Canby, OR10.7Monmouth, OR: 10.6 %Monmouth, OR10.6Medford, OR: 10.5 %Medford, OR10.5Sandy, OR: 10.2 %Sandy, OR10.2La Grande, OR: 10.2 %La Grande, OR10.2Forest Grove, OR: 10.1 %Forest Grove, OR10.1Redmond, OR: 10 %Redmond, OR10Albany, OR: 9.9 %Albany, OR9.9McMinnville, OR: 9.8 %McMinnville, OR9.8Lincoln City, OR: 9.7 %Lincoln City, OR9.7Keizer, OR: 8.7 %Keizer, OR8.7Troutdale, OR: 8.7 %Troutdale, OR8.7Cottage Grove, OR: 8.6 %Cottage Grove, OR8.6Coos Bay, OR: 8.6 %Coos Bay, OR8.6Fairview, OR: 8.6 %Fairview, OR8.6Oregon City, OR: 8.5 %Oregon City, OR8.5Pendleton, OR: 8.2 %Pendleton, OR8.2Gresham, OR: 8.2 %Gresham, OR8.2Central Point, OR: 8.2 %Central Point, OR8.2The Dalles, OR: 7.8 %The Dalles, OR7.8Roseburg, OR: 7.5 %Roseburg, OR7.5Springfield, OR: 7.4 %Springfield, OR7.4Hermiston, OR: 7.2 %Hermiston, OR7.2Dallas, OR: 7.1 %Dallas, OR7.1Gladstone, OR: 6.8 %Gladstone, OR6.8Grants Pass, OR: 6.7 %Grants Pass, OR6.7Independence, OR: 6.3 %Independence, OR6.3Baker City, OR: 6 %Baker City, OR6Cornelius, OR: 5.7 %Cornelius, OR5.7St. Helens, OR: 5.4 %St. Helens, OR5.4Lebanon, OR: 5.4 %Lebanon, OR5.4Prineville, OR: 4.8 %Prineville, OR4.8Ontario, OR: 4.6 %Ontario, OR4.6Woodburn, OR: 4.3 %Woodburn, OR4.3Molalla, OR: 4.1 %Molalla, OR4.1Sweet Home, OR: 1.8 %Sweet Home, OR1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lake Oswego, OR34.1+0.5 pts
2Ashland, OR30.9+0.3 pts
3Corvallis, OR30.7+0.8 pts
4West Linn, OR25.2+1.1 pts
5Portland, OR21.8+0.4 pts
6Eugene, OR20.5-0.1 pts
7Bend, OR19.6+0.1 pts
8Hillsboro, OR18.3-0.1 pts
9Beaverton, OR17.9+0.5 pts
10Tigard, OR17.5+0.4 pts
11Happy Valley, OR17.4+1.3 pts
12Sherwood, OR17.1-0.6 pts
13Wilsonville, OR16.9+1.5 pts
14Tualatin, OR15.6-0.5 pts
15Newport, OR15+1.2 pts
16Milwaukie, OR13.2+0.3 pts
17Silverton, OR13.1+1.4 pts
18Salem, OR12.5+0.4 pts
19Newberg, OR11.8+0.6 pts
20Klamath Falls, OR10.8-0.2 pts
21Canby, OR10.7+0.4 pts
22Monmouth, OR10.6-0.1 pts
23Medford, OR10.5+0.1 pts
24Sandy, OR10.2+2.3 pts
25La Grande, OR10.2+2.7 pts
26Forest Grove, OR10.1-1 pts
27Redmond, OR10+1.4 pts
28Albany, OR9.9+0.2 pts
29McMinnville, OR9.8-0.3 pts
30Lincoln City, OR9.7-0.6 pts
31Keizer, OR8.7+0.2 pts
32Troutdale, OR8.7+0.8 pts
33Cottage Grove, OR8.6+0.3 pts
34Coos Bay, OR8.6+0.7 pts
35Fairview, OR8.6+1.2 pts
36Oregon City, OR8.5-0.3 pts
37Pendleton, OR8.2-0.8 pts
38Gresham, OR8.2-0.1 pts
39Central Point, OR8.2+1.5 pts
40The Dalles, OR7.8-1 pts
41Roseburg, OR7.5-0.3 pts
42Springfield, OR7.4+0.8 pts
43Hermiston, OR7.2+1.2 pts
44Dallas, OR7.1+0.2 pts
45Gladstone, OR6.8+0.8 pts
46Grants Pass, OR6.7-0.7 pts
47Independence, OR6.3+0.8 pts
48Baker City, OR6-1.4 pts
49Cornelius, OR5.7+2.2 pts
50St. Helens, OR5.4+0.5 pts
51Lebanon, OR5.4-0.7 pts
52Prineville, OR4.80 pts
53Ontario, OR4.6-1.8 pts
54Woodburn, OR4.3-0.7 pts
55Molalla, OR4.1+0.1 pts
56Sweet Home, OR1.8-0.1 pts

Other periods

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 Oregon 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 Oregon 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/oregon-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 Oregon 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/oregon-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 Oregon 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/oregon-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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