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

All 68 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/pennsylvania-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | State College, PA | 41.3 |
| 2 | Franklin Park, PA | 35.8 |
| 3 | Wyomissing, PA | 27.3 |
| 4 | Indiana, PA | 26.1 |
| 5 | Murrysville, PA | 25.5 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh, PA | 24.2 |
| 7 | Phoenixville, PA | 23.1 |
| 8 | West Chester, PA | 22.3 |
| 9 | Jefferson Hills, PA | 19.7 |
| 10 | Monroeville, PA | 19.1 |
| 11 | Bethel Park, PA | 18.1 |
| 12 | Wilkinsburg, PA | 17.5 |
| 13 | Plum, PA | 17.2 |
| 14 | Carlisle, PA | 16.9 |
| 15 | Greensburg, PA | 16.4 |
| 16 | Lansdowne, PA | 16.4 |
| 17 | Philadelphia, PA | 15.8 |
| 18 | Whitehall, PA | 15.6 |
| 19 | Bloomsburg, PA | 15 |
| 20 | Dunmore, PA | 14.9 |
| 21 | Bethlehem, PA | 14.8 |
| 22 | Hermitage, PA | 13.1 |
| 22 | Lansdale, PA | 13.1 |
| 24 | Kingston, PA | 12.9 |
| 25 | Mechanicsburg, PA | 12.3 |
| 26 | Chambersburg, PA | 11.9 |
| 27 | Baldwin, PA | 11.3 |
| 28 | Munhall, PA | 11.2 |
| 29 | Easton, PA | 11 |
| 30 | Lower Burrell, PA | 10.7 |
| 31 | Williamsport, PA | 10.4 |
| 32 | Elizabethtown, PA | 10.3 |
| 33 | Lancaster, PA | 10.2 |
| 34 | Harrisburg, PA | 10 |
| 35 | Scranton, PA | 9.2 |
| 36 | Northampton, PA | 9.1 |
| 37 | Pottstown, PA | 9.1 |
| 38 | Emmaus, PA | 8.9 |
| 39 | Berwick, PA | 8.3 |
| 40 | West Mifflin, PA | 8.2 |
| 41 | Ephrata, PA | 7.9 |
| 42 | Meadville, PA | 7.9 |
| 43 | Pottsville, PA | 7.9 |
| 44 | Waynesboro, PA | 7.8 |
| 45 | Erie, PA | 7.7 |
| 46 | New Kensington, PA | 7.6 |
| 47 | St. Marys, PA | 7.5 |
| 48 | Darby, PA | 7.5 |
| 49 | Norristown, PA | 7.1 |
| 50 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 7 |
| 51 | Yeadon, PA | 6.8 |
| 52 | Hanover, PA | 6.4 |
| 53 | Sharon, PA | 6.2 |
| 54 | Washington, PA | 5.8 |
| 55 | York, PA | 5.8 |
| 56 | Coatesville, PA | 5.8 |
| 57 | Johnstown, PA | 5.7 |
| 58 | Lebanon, PA | 5.7 |
| 59 | Allentown, PA | 5.7 |
| 60 | Columbia, PA | 5.4 |
| 61 | Altoona, PA | 5.3 |
| 62 | Chester, PA | 5 |
| 63 | Butler, PA | 4.6 |
| 64 | Nanticoke, PA | 4.6 |
| 65 | McKeesport, PA | 4.6 |
| 66 | Hazleton, PA | 3.6 |
| 67 | Reading, PA | 3.6 |
| 68 | New Castle, PA | 3 |