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

State College, PA had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 68 cities in 2024, at 41.3%. New Castle, PA had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 9.6% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 14.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.3State College, PA
Lowest3New Castle, PA
Median9.668 cities
Pennsylvania14.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

State College, PA: 41.3 %State College, PA41.3Franklin Park, PA: 35.8 %Franklin Park, PA35.8Wyomissing, PA: 27.3 %Wyomissing, PA27.3Indiana, PA: 26.1 %Indiana, PA26.1Murrysville, PA: 25.5 %Murrysville, PA25.5Pittsburgh, PA: 24.2 %Pittsburgh, PA24.2Phoenixville, PA: 23.1 %Phoenixville, PA23.1West Chester, PA: 22.3 %West Chester, PA22.3Jefferson Hills, PA: 19.7 %Jefferson Hills, PA19.7Monroeville, PA: 19.1 %Monroeville, PA19.1Bethel Park, PA: 18.1 %Bethel Park, PA18.1Wilkinsburg, PA: 17.5 %Wilkinsburg, PA17.5Plum, PA: 17.2 %Plum, PA17.2Carlisle, PA: 16.9 %Carlisle, PA16.9Greensburg, PA: 16.4 %Greensburg, PA16.4Lansdowne, PA: 16.4 %Lansdowne, PA16.4Philadelphia, PA: 15.8 %Philadelphia, PA15.8Whitehall, PA: 15.6 %Whitehall, PA15.6Bloomsburg, PA: 15 %Bloomsburg, PA15Dunmore, PA: 14.9 %Dunmore, PA14.9Bethlehem, PA: 14.8 %Bethlehem, PA14.8Hermitage, PA: 13.1 %Hermitage, PA13.1Lansdale, PA: 13.1 %Lansdale, PA13.1Kingston, PA: 12.9 %Kingston, PA12.9Mechanicsburg, PA: 12.3 %Mechanicsburg, PA12.3Chambersburg, PA: 11.9 %Chambersburg, PA11.9Baldwin, PA: 11.3 %Baldwin, PA11.3Munhall, PA: 11.2 %Munhall, PA11.2Easton, PA: 11 %Easton, PA11Lower Burrell, PA: 10.7 %Lower Burrell, PA10.7Williamsport, PA: 10.4 %Williamsport, PA10.4Elizabethtown, PA: 10.3 %Elizabethtown, PA10.3Lancaster, PA: 10.2 %Lancaster, PA10.2Harrisburg, PA: 10 %Harrisburg, PA10Scranton, PA: 9.2 %Scranton, PA9.2Northampton, PA: 9.1 %Northampton, PA9.1Pottstown, PA: 9.1 %Pottstown, PA9.1Emmaus, PA: 8.9 %Emmaus, PA8.9Berwick, PA: 8.3 %Berwick, PA8.3West Mifflin, PA: 8.2 %West Mifflin, PA8.2State College, PA: 41.3 %State College, PA41.3Franklin Park, PA: 35.8 %Franklin Park, PA35.8Wyomissing, PA: 27.3 %Wyomissing, PA27.3Indiana, PA: 26.1 %Indiana, PA26.1Murrysville, PA: 25.5 %Murrysville, PA25.5Pittsburgh, PA: 24.2 %Pittsburgh, PA24.2Phoenixville, PA: 23.1 %Phoenixville, PA23.1West Chester, PA: 22.3 %West Chester, PA22.3Jefferson Hills, PA: 19.7 %Jefferson Hills, PA19.7Monroeville, PA: 19.1 %Monroeville, PA19.1Bethel Park, PA: 18.1 %Bethel Park, PA18.1Wilkinsburg, PA: 17.5 %Wilkinsburg, PA17.5Plum, PA: 17.2 %Plum, PA17.2Carlisle, PA: 16.9 %Carlisle, PA16.9Greensburg, PA: 16.4 %Greensburg, PA16.4Lansdowne, PA: 16.4 %Lansdowne, PA16.4Philadelphia, PA: 15.8 %Philadelphia, PA15.8Whitehall, PA: 15.6 %Whitehall, PA15.6Bloomsburg, PA: 15 %Bloomsburg, PA15Dunmore, PA: 14.9 %Dunmore, PA14.9Bethlehem, PA: 14.8 %Bethlehem, PA14.8Hermitage, PA: 13.1 %Hermitage, PA13.1Lansdale, PA: 13.1 %Lansdale, PA13.1Kingston, PA: 12.9 %Kingston, PA12.9Mechanicsburg, PA: 12.3 %Mechanicsburg, PA12.3Chambersburg, PA: 11.9 %Chambersburg, PA11.9Baldwin, PA: 11.3 %Baldwin, PA11.3Munhall, PA: 11.2 %Munhall, PA11.2Easton, PA: 11 %Easton, PA11Lower Burrell, PA: 10.7 %Lower Burrell, PA10.7Williamsport, PA: 10.4 %Williamsport, PA10.4Elizabethtown, PA: 10.3 %Elizabethtown, PA10.3Lancaster, PA: 10.2 %Lancaster, PA10.2Harrisburg, PA: 10 %Harrisburg, PA10Scranton, PA: 9.2 %Scranton, PA9.2Northampton, PA: 9.1 %Northampton, PA9.1Pottstown, PA: 9.1 %Pottstown, PA9.1Emmaus, PA: 8.9 %Emmaus, PA8.9Berwick, PA: 8.3 %Berwick, PA8.3West Mifflin, PA: 8.2 %West Mifflin, PA8.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1State College, PA41.3-2 pts
2Franklin Park, PA35.8+0.4 pts
3Wyomissing, PA27.3+0.5 pts
4Indiana, PA26.1-0.3 pts
5Murrysville, PA25.5-2.1 pts
6Pittsburgh, PA24.2+0.9 pts
7Phoenixville, PA23.1+3.6 pts
8West Chester, PA22.3+0.4 pts
9Jefferson Hills, PA19.70 pts
10Monroeville, PA19.1+1.1 pts
11Bethel Park, PA18.1+1.3 pts
12Wilkinsburg, PA17.5+0.2 pts
13Plum, PA17.2+2.1 pts
14Carlisle, PA16.9+1 pts
15Greensburg, PA16.4-1.4 pts
16Lansdowne, PA16.4-1.6 pts
17Philadelphia, PA15.8+0.5 pts
18Whitehall, PA15.6+1.2 pts
19Bloomsburg, PA15-1.1 pts
20Dunmore, PA14.9-0.2 pts
21Bethlehem, PA14.8+0.8 pts
22Hermitage, PA13.1-1.1 pts
22Lansdale, PA13.1+1 pts
24Kingston, PA12.9-1.4 pts
25Mechanicsburg, PA12.3+3.3 pts
26Chambersburg, PA11.9+1.9 pts
27Baldwin, PA11.3-0.4 pts
28Munhall, PA11.2-1.8 pts
29Easton, PA11+0.4 pts
30Lower Burrell, PA10.7-1.1 pts
31Williamsport, PA10.4-0.4 pts
32Elizabethtown, PA10.3-0.1 pts
33Lancaster, PA10.2+0.8 pts
34Harrisburg, PA10-0.1 pts
35Scranton, PA9.2+0.4 pts
36Northampton, PA9.1+1 pts
37Pottstown, PA9.1+1 pts
38Emmaus, PA8.9-0.8 pts
39Berwick, PA8.3+4.6 pts
40West Mifflin, PA8.2-1 pts
41Ephrata, PA7.9+0.7 pts
42Meadville, PA7.9-0.8 pts
43Pottsville, PA7.9-0.2 pts
44Waynesboro, PA7.8+1.7 pts
45Erie, PA7.7+0.5 pts
46New Kensington, PA7.6+1 pts
47St. Marys, PA7.5+1.1 pts
48Darby, PA7.5-0.9 pts
49Norristown, PA7.1-1.5 pts
50Wilkes-Barre, PA7+0.5 pts
51Yeadon, PA6.8-0.2 pts
52Hanover, PA6.4+0.7 pts
53Sharon, PA6.2-0.7 pts
54Washington, PA5.8-0.7 pts
55York, PA5.8+0.1 pts
56Coatesville, PA5.8+0.7 pts
57Johnstown, PA5.70 pts
58Lebanon, PA5.7+1.1 pts
59Allentown, PA5.7+0.2 pts
60Columbia, PA5.4+1.1 pts
61Altoona, PA5.3+0.2 pts
62Chester, PA5+0.8 pts
63Butler, PA4.6+0.4 pts
64Nanticoke, PA4.6-0.5 pts
65McKeesport, PA4.6-0.2 pts
66Hazleton, PA3.6-0.2 pts
67Reading, PA3.6+0.1 pts
68New Castle, PA3-0.1 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.

How to cite

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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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 Pennsylvania by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024}},
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State College, PA, with 41.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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