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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 2023, at 43.3%. New Castle, PA had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 9.3% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 13.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.3State College, PA
Lowest3.1New Castle, PA
Median9.368 cities
Pennsylvania13.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

State College, PA: 43.3 %State College, PA43.3Franklin Park, PA: 35.4 %Franklin Park, PA35.4Murrysville, PA: 27.5 %Murrysville, PA27.5Wyomissing, PA: 26.8 %Wyomissing, PA26.8Indiana, PA: 26.4 %Indiana, PA26.4Pittsburgh, PA: 23.3 %Pittsburgh, PA23.3West Chester, PA: 21.9 %West Chester, PA21.9Jefferson Hills, PA: 19.7 %Jefferson Hills, PA19.7Phoenixville, PA: 19.5 %Phoenixville, PA19.5Lansdowne, PA: 18 %Lansdowne, PA18Monroeville, PA: 17.9 %Monroeville, PA17.9Greensburg, PA: 17.8 %Greensburg, PA17.8Wilkinsburg, PA: 17.3 %Wilkinsburg, PA17.3Bethel Park, PA: 16.7 %Bethel Park, PA16.7Bloomsburg, PA: 16.1 %Bloomsburg, PA16.1Carlisle, PA: 15.9 %Carlisle, PA15.9Philadelphia, PA: 15.3 %Philadelphia, PA15.3Dunmore, PA: 15.1 %Dunmore, PA15.1Plum, PA: 15.1 %Plum, PA15.1Whitehall, PA: 14.3 %Whitehall, PA14.3Kingston, PA: 14.3 %Kingston, PA14.3Hermitage, PA: 14.2 %Hermitage, PA14.2Bethlehem, PA: 14.1 %Bethlehem, PA14.1Munhall, PA: 13 %Munhall, PA13Lansdale, PA: 12.1 %Lansdale, PA12.1Lower Burrell, PA: 11.9 %Lower Burrell, PA11.9Baldwin, PA: 11.7 %Baldwin, PA11.7Williamsport, PA: 10.8 %Williamsport, PA10.8Easton, PA: 10.6 %Easton, PA10.6Elizabethtown, PA: 10.5 %Elizabethtown, PA10.5Harrisburg, PA: 10.1 %Harrisburg, PA10.1Chambersburg, PA: 10 %Chambersburg, PA10Emmaus, PA: 9.7 %Emmaus, PA9.7Lancaster, PA: 9.4 %Lancaster, PA9.4West Mifflin, PA: 9.2 %West Mifflin, PA9.2Mechanicsburg, PA: 8.9 %Mechanicsburg, PA8.9Scranton, PA: 8.8 %Scranton, PA8.8Norristown, PA: 8.7 %Norristown, PA8.7Meadville, PA: 8.7 %Meadville, PA8.7Darby, PA: 8.4 %Darby, PA8.4State College, PA: 43.3 %State College, PA43.3Franklin Park, PA: 35.4 %Franklin Park, PA35.4Murrysville, PA: 27.5 %Murrysville, PA27.5Wyomissing, PA: 26.8 %Wyomissing, PA26.8Indiana, PA: 26.4 %Indiana, PA26.4Pittsburgh, PA: 23.3 %Pittsburgh, PA23.3West Chester, PA: 21.9 %West Chester, PA21.9Jefferson Hills, PA: 19.7 %Jefferson Hills, PA19.7Phoenixville, PA: 19.5 %Phoenixville, PA19.5Lansdowne, PA: 18 %Lansdowne, PA18Monroeville, PA: 17.9 %Monroeville, PA17.9Greensburg, PA: 17.8 %Greensburg, PA17.8Wilkinsburg, PA: 17.3 %Wilkinsburg, PA17.3Bethel Park, PA: 16.7 %Bethel Park, PA16.7Bloomsburg, PA: 16.1 %Bloomsburg, PA16.1Carlisle, PA: 15.9 %Carlisle, PA15.9Philadelphia, PA: 15.3 %Philadelphia, PA15.3Dunmore, PA: 15.1 %Dunmore, PA15.1Plum, PA: 15.1 %Plum, PA15.1Whitehall, PA: 14.3 %Whitehall, PA14.3Kingston, PA: 14.3 %Kingston, PA14.3Hermitage, PA: 14.2 %Hermitage, PA14.2Bethlehem, PA: 14.1 %Bethlehem, PA14.1Munhall, PA: 13 %Munhall, PA13Lansdale, PA: 12.1 %Lansdale, PA12.1Lower Burrell, PA: 11.9 %Lower Burrell, PA11.9Baldwin, PA: 11.7 %Baldwin, PA11.7Williamsport, PA: 10.8 %Williamsport, PA10.8Easton, PA: 10.6 %Easton, PA10.6Elizabethtown, PA: 10.5 %Elizabethtown, PA10.5Harrisburg, PA: 10.1 %Harrisburg, PA10.1Chambersburg, PA: 10 %Chambersburg, PA10Emmaus, PA: 9.7 %Emmaus, PA9.7Lancaster, PA: 9.4 %Lancaster, PA9.4West Mifflin, PA: 9.2 %West Mifflin, PA9.2Mechanicsburg, PA: 8.9 %Mechanicsburg, PA8.9Scranton, PA: 8.8 %Scranton, PA8.8Norristown, PA: 8.7 %Norristown, PA8.7Meadville, PA: 8.7 %Meadville, PA8.7Darby, PA: 8.4 %Darby, PA8.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1State College, PA43.3+0.5 pts
2Franklin Park, PA35.4+0.4 pts
3Murrysville, PA27.5+1.5 pts
4Wyomissing, PA26.8+0.8 pts
5Indiana, PA26.40 pts
6Pittsburgh, PA23.3+0.6 pts
7West Chester, PA21.9+1.7 pts
8Jefferson Hills, PA19.7+0.4 pts
9Phoenixville, PA19.5+2.3 pts
10Lansdowne, PA18+1.6 pts
11Monroeville, PA17.9+1.1 pts
12Greensburg, PA17.8+0.4 pts
13Wilkinsburg, PA17.3+0.1 pts
14Bethel Park, PA16.7-0.8 pts
15Bloomsburg, PA16.1-2.3 pts
16Carlisle, PA15.9-0.8 pts
17Philadelphia, PA15.3+0.5 pts
18Dunmore, PA15.1-0.7 pts
19Plum, PA15.1+0.9 pts
20Whitehall, PA14.3+0.2 pts
21Kingston, PA14.3-0.2 pts
22Hermitage, PA14.2-1.1 pts
23Bethlehem, PA14.1+0.5 pts
24Munhall, PA13+2.4 pts
25Lansdale, PA12.1+0.1 pts
26Lower Burrell, PA11.9-0.5 pts
27Baldwin, PA11.7+2 pts
28Williamsport, PA10.8+0.3 pts
29Easton, PA10.6+0.3 pts
30Elizabethtown, PA10.5-1.3 pts
31Harrisburg, PA10.1+1.2 pts
32Chambersburg, PA10+1.2 pts
33Emmaus, PA9.7+1 pts
34Lancaster, PA9.4-0.2 pts
35West Mifflin, PA9.2+1.3 pts
36Mechanicsburg, PA8.9+0.3 pts
37Scranton, PA8.8+0.5 pts
38Norristown, PA8.7-1 pts
39Meadville, PA8.7+0.6 pts
40Darby, PA8.4+0.4 pts
41Pottsville, PA8.1+1.4 pts
42Northampton, PA8.1+1.4 pts
42Pottstown, PA8.1-0 pts
44Ephrata, PA7.2-0 pts
45Erie, PA7.20 pts
46Yeadon, PA7.1+0.3 pts
47Sharon, PA6.8-0.3 pts
48New Kensington, PA6.6-0.2 pts
49Washington, PA6.5-0.9 pts
50Wilkes-Barre, PA6.5+0.4 pts
51St. Marys, PA6.4+0.9 pts
52Waynesboro, PA6.1+1.6 pts
53Hanover, PA5.7-0.7 pts
53Johnstown, PA5.7+0.3 pts
53York, PA5.7-0.1 pts
56Allentown, PA5.5-0.3 pts
57Nanticoke, PA5.1+0.2 pts
58Coatesville, PA5.1+0.1 pts
59Altoona, PA5.1-0.3 pts
60McKeesport, PA4.7-0.3 pts
61Lebanon, PA4.6+0.3 pts
62Columbia, PA4.3+0.3 pts
63Butler, PA4.2-0.7 pts
64Chester, PA4.2+0.7 pts
65Hazleton, PA3.7-0.3 pts
66Berwick, PA3.7-0.6 pts
67Reading, PA3.5-0.5 pts
68New Castle, PA3.1-0.3 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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State College, PA, with 43.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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New Castle, PA, with 3.1% in 2023.

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