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

All 43 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/south-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Clemson, SC | 34.5 |
| 2 | Tega Cay, SC | 30.4 |
| 3 | Mount Pleasant, SC | 27.2 |
| 4 | Forest Acres, SC | 26.4 |
| 5 | Hilton Head Island, SC | 24.7 |
| 6 | Charleston, SC | 22.8 |
| 7 | Greenville, SC | 22.2 |
| 8 | Columbia, SC | 21.5 |
| 9 | Bluffton, SC | 21.3 |
| 10 | Fort Mill, SC | 21 |
| 11 | Port Royal, SC | 19 |
| 12 | Aiken, SC | 18.5 |
| 13 | Lexington, SC | 18 |
| 14 | Greer, SC | 17.5 |
| 15 | James Island, SC | 16.5 |
| 16 | West Columbia, SC | 16 |
| 17 | North Augusta, SC | 15.6 |
| 18 | Mauldin, SC | 14.8 |
| 19 | Beaufort, SC | 14.6 |
| 20 | Cayce, SC | 14.3 |
| 21 | Rock Hill, SC | 13.9 |
| 22 | Summerville, SC | 13.6 |
| 23 | Easley, SC | 13.6 |
| 24 | North Myrtle Beach, SC | 13.5 |
| 25 | Florence, SC | 13.5 |
| 26 | Orangeburg, SC | 13.5 |
| 27 | Spartanburg, SC | 13.3 |
| 28 | Hanahan, SC | 13 |
| 29 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 12.1 |
| 30 | Hardeeville, SC | 11.9 |
| 31 | Irmo, SC | 11.5 |
| 32 | Simpsonville, SC | 10.8 |
| 33 | Anderson, SC | 10.7 |
| 34 | Sumter, SC | 10.7 |
| 35 | North Charleston, SC | 10.6 |
| 36 | Fountain Inn, SC | 10.2 |
| 37 | Goose Creek, SC | 9.7 |
| 38 | Gaffney, SC | 9.3 |
| 38 | Moncks Corner, SC | 9.3 |
| 40 | Newberry, SC | 8.6 |
| 41 | York, SC | 8.4 |
| 42 | Conway, SC | 8.2 |
| 43 | Greenwood, SC | 7.3 |