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

Lake Oswego, OR had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 56 cities in 2023, at 33.6%. Sweet Home, OR had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 8.9% and the figure for Oregon was 13.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.6Lake Oswego, OR
Lowest1.9Sweet Home, OR
Median8.956 cities
Oregon13.9History

All cities, 2023

Lake Oswego, OR: 33.6 %Lake Oswego, OR33.6Ashland, OR: 30.5 %Ashland, OR30.5Corvallis, OR: 29.9 %Corvallis, OR29.9West Linn, OR: 24.2 %West Linn, OR24.2Portland, OR: 21.4 %Portland, OR21.4Eugene, OR: 20.6 %Eugene, OR20.6Bend, OR: 19.5 %Bend, OR19.5Hillsboro, OR: 18.4 %Hillsboro, OR18.4Sherwood, OR: 17.6 %Sherwood, OR17.6Beaverton, OR: 17.4 %Beaverton, OR17.4Tigard, OR: 17.1 %Tigard, OR17.1Happy Valley, OR: 16.1 %Happy Valley, OR16.1Tualatin, OR: 16.1 %Tualatin, OR16.1Wilsonville, OR: 15.4 %Wilsonville, OR15.4Newport, OR: 13.8 %Newport, OR13.8Milwaukie, OR: 12.9 %Milwaukie, OR12.9Salem, OR: 12.2 %Salem, OR12.2Silverton, OR: 11.7 %Silverton, OR11.7Newberg, OR: 11.2 %Newberg, OR11.2Forest Grove, OR: 11.1 %Forest Grove, OR11.1Klamath Falls, OR: 11 %Klamath Falls, OR11Monmouth, OR: 10.7 %Monmouth, OR10.7Medford, OR: 10.4 %Medford, OR10.4Lincoln City, OR: 10.3 %Lincoln City, OR10.3Canby, OR: 10.3 %Canby, OR10.3McMinnville, OR: 10 %McMinnville, OR10Albany, OR: 9.7 %Albany, OR9.7Pendleton, OR: 9 %Pendleton, OR9Oregon City, OR: 8.8 %Oregon City, OR8.8The Dalles, OR: 8.8 %The Dalles, OR8.8Redmond, OR: 8.6 %Redmond, OR8.6Keizer, OR: 8.5 %Keizer, OR8.5Gresham, OR: 8.4 %Gresham, OR8.4Cottage Grove, OR: 8.3 %Cottage Grove, OR8.3Sandy, OR: 7.9 %Sandy, OR7.9Troutdale, OR: 7.9 %Troutdale, OR7.9Coos Bay, OR: 7.9 %Coos Bay, OR7.9Roseburg, OR: 7.9 %Roseburg, OR7.9La Grande, OR: 7.4 %La Grande, OR7.4Baker City, OR: 7.4 %Baker City, OR7.4Fairview, OR: 7.4 %Fairview, OR7.4Grants Pass, OR: 7.4 %Grants Pass, OR7.4Dallas, OR: 6.9 %Dallas, OR6.9Central Point, OR: 6.7 %Central Point, OR6.7Springfield, OR: 6.7 %Springfield, OR6.7Ontario, OR: 6.3 %Ontario, OR6.3Lebanon, OR: 6.1 %Lebanon, OR6.1Hermiston, OR: 6 %Hermiston, OR6Gladstone, OR: 5.9 %Gladstone, OR5.9Independence, OR: 5.5 %Independence, OR5.5Woodburn, OR: 5 %Woodburn, OR5St. Helens, OR: 4.9 %St. Helens, OR4.9Prineville, OR: 4.8 %Prineville, OR4.8Molalla, OR: 4 %Molalla, OR4Cornelius, OR: 3.5 %Cornelius, OR3.5Sweet Home, OR: 1.9 %Sweet Home, OR1.9Lake Oswego, OR: 33.6 %Lake Oswego, OR33.6Ashland, OR: 30.5 %Ashland, OR30.5Corvallis, OR: 29.9 %Corvallis, OR29.9West Linn, OR: 24.2 %West Linn, OR24.2Portland, OR: 21.4 %Portland, OR21.4Eugene, OR: 20.6 %Eugene, OR20.6Bend, OR: 19.5 %Bend, OR19.5Hillsboro, OR: 18.4 %Hillsboro, OR18.4Sherwood, OR: 17.6 %Sherwood, OR17.6Beaverton, OR: 17.4 %Beaverton, OR17.4Tigard, OR: 17.1 %Tigard, OR17.1Happy Valley, OR: 16.1 %Happy Valley, OR16.1Tualatin, OR: 16.1 %Tualatin, OR16.1Wilsonville, OR: 15.4 %Wilsonville, OR15.4Newport, OR: 13.8 %Newport, OR13.8Milwaukie, OR: 12.9 %Milwaukie, OR12.9Salem, OR: 12.2 %Salem, OR12.2Silverton, OR: 11.7 %Silverton, OR11.7Newberg, OR: 11.2 %Newberg, OR11.2Forest Grove, OR: 11.1 %Forest Grove, OR11.1Klamath Falls, OR: 11 %Klamath Falls, OR11Monmouth, OR: 10.7 %Monmouth, OR10.7Medford, OR: 10.4 %Medford, OR10.4Lincoln City, OR: 10.3 %Lincoln City, OR10.3Canby, OR: 10.3 %Canby, OR10.3McMinnville, OR: 10 %McMinnville, OR10Albany, OR: 9.7 %Albany, OR9.7Pendleton, OR: 9 %Pendleton, OR9Oregon City, OR: 8.8 %Oregon City, OR8.8The Dalles, OR: 8.8 %The Dalles, OR8.8Redmond, OR: 8.6 %Redmond, OR8.6Keizer, OR: 8.5 %Keizer, OR8.5Gresham, OR: 8.4 %Gresham, OR8.4Cottage Grove, OR: 8.3 %Cottage Grove, OR8.3Sandy, OR: 7.9 %Sandy, OR7.9Troutdale, OR: 7.9 %Troutdale, OR7.9Coos Bay, OR: 7.9 %Coos Bay, OR7.9Roseburg, OR: 7.9 %Roseburg, OR7.9La Grande, OR: 7.4 %La Grande, OR7.4Baker City, OR: 7.4 %Baker City, OR7.4Fairview, OR: 7.4 %Fairview, OR7.4Grants Pass, OR: 7.4 %Grants Pass, OR7.4Dallas, OR: 6.9 %Dallas, OR6.9Central Point, OR: 6.7 %Central Point, OR6.7Springfield, OR: 6.7 %Springfield, OR6.7Ontario, OR: 6.3 %Ontario, OR6.3Lebanon, OR: 6.1 %Lebanon, OR6.1Hermiston, OR: 6 %Hermiston, OR6Gladstone, OR: 5.9 %Gladstone, OR5.9Independence, OR: 5.5 %Independence, OR5.5Woodburn, OR: 5 %Woodburn, OR5St. Helens, OR: 4.9 %St. Helens, OR4.9Prineville, OR: 4.8 %Prineville, OR4.8Molalla, OR: 4 %Molalla, OR4Cornelius, OR: 3.5 %Cornelius, OR3.5Sweet Home, OR: 1.9 %Sweet Home, OR1.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lake Oswego, OR33.6+0.2 pts
2Ashland, OR30.5-0.1 pts
3Corvallis, OR29.9-0.4 pts
4West Linn, OR24.2-0.4 pts
5Portland, OR21.4+0.2 pts
6Eugene, OR20.6-0.1 pts
7Bend, OR19.50 pts
8Hillsboro, OR18.4-0.1 pts
9Sherwood, OR17.6-0.1 pts
10Beaverton, OR17.4+0.5 pts
11Tigard, OR17.1+0.1 pts
12Happy Valley, OR16.1-2.1 pts
13Tualatin, OR16.1-0.2 pts
14Wilsonville, OR15.4-0.3 pts
15Newport, OR13.8+0.4 pts
16Milwaukie, OR12.90 pts
17Salem, OR12.2+0.1 pts
18Silverton, OR11.7+0.4 pts
19Newberg, OR11.2-2.1 pts
20Forest Grove, OR11.1-1.3 pts
21Klamath Falls, OR11+1.3 pts
22Monmouth, OR10.7-0.3 pts
23Medford, OR10.4+0.8 pts
24Lincoln City, OR10.3-0.9 pts
25Canby, OR10.3+1.1 pts
26McMinnville, OR10-0.6 pts
27Albany, OR9.7+0.2 pts
28Pendleton, OR9+0.8 pts
29Oregon City, OR8.8+1.2 pts
30The Dalles, OR8.8-1 pts
31Redmond, OR8.6+1.8 pts
32Keizer, OR8.5+0.6 pts
33Gresham, OR8.4+0.4 pts
34Cottage Grove, OR8.3+0.1 pts
35Sandy, OR7.9+1.9 pts
35Troutdale, OR7.9+0.8 pts
37Coos Bay, OR7.9+0.5 pts
38Roseburg, OR7.9-0.6 pts
39La Grande, OR7.4+1.5 pts
40Baker City, OR7.4+1.2 pts
41Fairview, OR7.4-1.2 pts
41Grants Pass, OR7.4+0.7 pts
43Dallas, OR6.9-0.1 pts
44Central Point, OR6.7-0.4 pts
45Springfield, OR6.7+0.6 pts
46Ontario, OR6.3+0.4 pts
47Lebanon, OR6.1-0.7 pts
48Hermiston, OR6-0.9 pts
49Gladstone, OR5.9+0.9 pts
50Independence, OR5.5-0.1 pts
51Woodburn, OR5-0.2 pts
52St. Helens, OR4.9+0.1 pts
53Prineville, OR4.8+0.2 pts
54Molalla, OR4+0.6 pts
55Cornelius, OR3.5+0.6 pts
56Sweet Home, OR1.9-0.1 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/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 Oregon 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 Oregon 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/oregon-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 Oregon by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/oregon-cities?period=2023.

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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, 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/oregon-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Lake Oswego, OR, with 33.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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