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

State College, PA had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 68 cities in 2022, at 42.8%. New Castle, PA had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 8.7% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 13.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.8State College, PA
Lowest3.4New Castle, PA
Median8.768 cities
Pennsylvania13.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

State College, PA: 42.8 %State College, PA42.8Franklin Park, PA: 35 %Franklin Park, PA35Indiana, PA: 26.4 %Indiana, PA26.4Murrysville, PA: 26 %Murrysville, PA26Wyomissing, PA: 25.9 %Wyomissing, PA25.9Pittsburgh, PA: 22.7 %Pittsburgh, PA22.7West Chester, PA: 20.2 %West Chester, PA20.2Jefferson Hills, PA: 19.2 %Jefferson Hills, PA19.2Bloomsburg, PA: 18.3 %Bloomsburg, PA18.3Bethel Park, PA: 17.5 %Bethel Park, PA17.5Greensburg, PA: 17.4 %Greensburg, PA17.4Phoenixville, PA: 17.2 %Phoenixville, PA17.2Wilkinsburg, PA: 17.2 %Wilkinsburg, PA17.2Monroeville, PA: 16.8 %Monroeville, PA16.8Carlisle, PA: 16.7 %Carlisle, PA16.7Lansdowne, PA: 16.5 %Lansdowne, PA16.5Dunmore, PA: 15.8 %Dunmore, PA15.8Hermitage, PA: 15.2 %Hermitage, PA15.2Philadelphia, PA: 14.8 %Philadelphia, PA14.8Kingston, PA: 14.5 %Kingston, PA14.5Plum, PA: 14.2 %Plum, PA14.2Whitehall, PA: 14.1 %Whitehall, PA14.1Bethlehem, PA: 13.5 %Bethlehem, PA13.5Lower Burrell, PA: 12.3 %Lower Burrell, PA12.3Lansdale, PA: 12 %Lansdale, PA12Elizabethtown, PA: 11.8 %Elizabethtown, PA11.8Munhall, PA: 10.6 %Munhall, PA10.6Williamsport, PA: 10.5 %Williamsport, PA10.5Easton, PA: 10.3 %Easton, PA10.3Norristown, PA: 9.7 %Norristown, PA9.7Baldwin, PA: 9.7 %Baldwin, PA9.7Lancaster, PA: 9.6 %Lancaster, PA9.6Harrisburg, PA: 8.9 %Harrisburg, PA8.9Chambersburg, PA: 8.8 %Chambersburg, PA8.8Emmaus, PA: 8.7 %Emmaus, PA8.7Mechanicsburg, PA: 8.7 %Mechanicsburg, PA8.7Scranton, PA: 8.3 %Scranton, PA8.3Pottstown, PA: 8.1 %Pottstown, PA8.1Meadville, PA: 8.1 %Meadville, PA8.1West Mifflin, PA: 8 %West Mifflin, PA8State College, PA: 42.8 %State College, PA42.8Franklin Park, PA: 35 %Franklin Park, PA35Indiana, PA: 26.4 %Indiana, PA26.4Murrysville, PA: 26 %Murrysville, PA26Wyomissing, PA: 25.9 %Wyomissing, PA25.9Pittsburgh, PA: 22.7 %Pittsburgh, PA22.7West Chester, PA: 20.2 %West Chester, PA20.2Jefferson Hills, PA: 19.2 %Jefferson Hills, PA19.2Bloomsburg, PA: 18.3 %Bloomsburg, PA18.3Bethel Park, PA: 17.5 %Bethel Park, PA17.5Greensburg, PA: 17.4 %Greensburg, PA17.4Phoenixville, PA: 17.2 %Phoenixville, PA17.2Wilkinsburg, PA: 17.2 %Wilkinsburg, PA17.2Monroeville, PA: 16.8 %Monroeville, PA16.8Carlisle, PA: 16.7 %Carlisle, PA16.7Lansdowne, PA: 16.5 %Lansdowne, PA16.5Dunmore, PA: 15.8 %Dunmore, PA15.8Hermitage, PA: 15.2 %Hermitage, PA15.2Philadelphia, PA: 14.8 %Philadelphia, PA14.8Kingston, PA: 14.5 %Kingston, PA14.5Plum, PA: 14.2 %Plum, PA14.2Whitehall, PA: 14.1 %Whitehall, PA14.1Bethlehem, PA: 13.5 %Bethlehem, PA13.5Lower Burrell, PA: 12.3 %Lower Burrell, PA12.3Lansdale, PA: 12 %Lansdale, PA12Elizabethtown, PA: 11.8 %Elizabethtown, PA11.8Munhall, PA: 10.6 %Munhall, PA10.6Williamsport, PA: 10.5 %Williamsport, PA10.5Easton, PA: 10.3 %Easton, PA10.3Norristown, PA: 9.7 %Norristown, PA9.7Baldwin, PA: 9.7 %Baldwin, PA9.7Lancaster, PA: 9.6 %Lancaster, PA9.6Harrisburg, PA: 8.9 %Harrisburg, PA8.9Chambersburg, PA: 8.8 %Chambersburg, PA8.8Emmaus, PA: 8.7 %Emmaus, PA8.7Mechanicsburg, PA: 8.7 %Mechanicsburg, PA8.7Scranton, PA: 8.3 %Scranton, PA8.3Pottstown, PA: 8.1 %Pottstown, PA8.1Meadville, PA: 8.1 %Meadville, PA8.1West Mifflin, PA: 8 %West Mifflin, PA8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1State College, PA42.8-0.1 pts
2Franklin Park, PA35-0.5 pts
3Indiana, PA26.4-0.5 pts
4Murrysville, PA26-0 pts
5Wyomissing, PA25.9+1 pts
6Pittsburgh, PA22.7+0.4 pts
7West Chester, PA20.2+0.9 pts
8Jefferson Hills, PA19.2+1 pts
9Bloomsburg, PA18.3+1.5 pts
10Bethel Park, PA17.5+0.4 pts
11Greensburg, PA17.4+0.7 pts
12Phoenixville, PA17.2+1.3 pts
12Wilkinsburg, PA17.2-0.4 pts
14Monroeville, PA16.8+0.5 pts
15Carlisle, PA16.7-1.3 pts
16Lansdowne, PA16.5-0.9 pts
17Dunmore, PA15.8-1.2 pts
18Hermitage, PA15.2+2.1 pts
19Philadelphia, PA14.8+0.7 pts
20Kingston, PA14.5+1.8 pts
21Plum, PA14.2+1.6 pts
22Whitehall, PA14.1+0.5 pts
23Bethlehem, PA13.5+0.5 pts
24Lower Burrell, PA12.3+0.3 pts
25Lansdale, PA12-0.5 pts
26Elizabethtown, PA11.8+0.9 pts
27Munhall, PA10.6+1.6 pts
28Williamsport, PA10.5+1.8 pts
29Easton, PA10.3+0.5 pts
30Norristown, PA9.7+0.3 pts
31Baldwin, PA9.7-0.5 pts
32Lancaster, PA9.6+0.6 pts
33Harrisburg, PA8.9+0.8 pts
34Chambersburg, PA8.8+1 pts
35Emmaus, PA8.7+0.5 pts
36Mechanicsburg, PA8.7+0.1 pts
37Scranton, PA8.3-0.4 pts
38Pottstown, PA8.1+0.8 pts
39Meadville, PA8.1-0.7 pts
40West Mifflin, PA8+0.8 pts
41Darby, PA7.9+1.5 pts
42Washington, PA7.5+0.6 pts
43Ephrata, PA7.2-0.2 pts
44Erie, PA7.2+0.2 pts
45Sharon, PA7.1+1.8 pts
46New Kensington, PA6.8+1.3 pts
47Yeadon, PA6.8-2 pts
48Pottsville, PA6.7-0.8 pts
49Northampton, PA6.7+2.3 pts
50Hanover, PA6.5-0.5 pts
51Wilkes-Barre, PA6.1-0.2 pts
52York, PA5.8+0.3 pts
53Allentown, PA5.70 pts
54St. Marys, PA5.5+0.3 pts
55Johnstown, PA5.5+0.2 pts
56Altoona, PA5.4-0.3 pts
57McKeesport, PA5-0.6 pts
58Butler, PA5+0.3 pts
59Coatesville, PA5-1.6 pts
60Nanticoke, PA4.9-0.1 pts
61Waynesboro, PA4.5+0.2 pts
62Berwick, PA4.3+2.1 pts
62Lebanon, PA4.3+0.4 pts
64Hazleton, PA4-0.7 pts
65Columbia, PA4-0 pts
66Reading, PA4-0.1 pts
67Chester, PA3.5-0 pts
68New Castle, PA3.4+0.2 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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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, 2022}},
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State College, PA, with 42.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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