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

All 65 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/tennessee-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Brentwood, TN | 32.5 |
| 2 | Germantown, TN | 32.2 |
| 3 | Farragut, TN | 28.8 |
| 4 | Collierville, TN | 26.9 |
| 5 | Nolensville, TN | 26 |
| 6 | Franklin, TN | 24.8 |
| 7 | Collegedale, TN | 23.5 |
| 8 | Lakeland, TN | 20.3 |
| 9 | Johnson City, TN | 19.4 |
| 10 | Nashville, TN | 18.5 |
| 11 | Oak Ridge, TN | 18.2 |
| 12 | Red Bank, TN | 17.8 |
| 13 | Arlington, TN | 16.5 |
| 14 | Maryville, TN | 16.1 |
| 15 | Hendersonville, TN | 16.1 |
| 16 | Mount Juliet, TN | 15.8 |
| 17 | Cookeville, TN | 15.4 |
| 18 | Murfreesboro, TN | 15.3 |
| 19 | Spring Hill, TN | 14.8 |
| 20 | Knoxville, TN | 13.8 |
| 21 | Goodlettsville, TN | 13.6 |
| 22 | Martin, TN | 13.6 |
| 23 | Chattanooga, TN | 13.5 |
| 24 | Bartlett, TN | 13.2 |
| 25 | Tullahoma, TN | 12.7 |
| 26 | Cleveland, TN | 12.5 |
| 27 | Fairview, TN | 12.1 |
| 28 | Kingsport, TN | 12 |
| 29 | Gallatin, TN | 11.9 |
| 30 | Jackson, TN | 11.5 |
| 31 | Alcoa, TN | 11.3 |
| 32 | Memphis, TN | 11.3 |
| 33 | Greeneville, TN | 11.2 |
| 34 | Clarksville, TN | 11.1 |
| 35 | Lebanon, TN | 10.6 |
| 36 | Atoka, TN | 10.3 |
| 37 | Manchester, TN | 10.2 |
| 38 | Bristol, TN | 10.1 |
| 39 | Winchester, TN | 9.9 |
| 40 | Millington, TN | 8.7 |
| 41 | Union City, TN | 8.7 |
| 42 | Athens, TN | 8.6 |
| 43 | East Ridge, TN | 8.5 |
| 44 | Elizabethton, TN | 8.1 |
| 45 | Lawrenceburg, TN | 8 |
| 46 | Smyrna, TN | 7.8 |
| 47 | Columbia, TN | 7.7 |
| 48 | Paris, TN | 7.5 |
| 49 | Dyersburg, TN | 7.3 |
| 50 | White House, TN | 7.2 |
| 51 | Soddy-Daisy, TN | 7.2 |
| 52 | Hartsville, TN | 7 |
| 53 | Morristown, TN | 6.8 |
| 54 | La Vergne, TN | 6.7 |
| 55 | Oakland, TN | 6.5 |
| 56 | Lenoir City, TN | 6.4 |
| 57 | Crossville, TN | 6.2 |
| 58 | Sevierville, TN | 6.2 |
| 59 | Dickson, TN | 6.1 |
| 60 | Clinton, TN | 6.1 |
| 61 | Lewisburg, TN | 5.5 |
| 62 | Portland, TN | 5.2 |
| 63 | Springfield, TN | 4.7 |
| 64 | Shelbyville, TN | 4.1 |
| 65 | McMinnville, TN | 4 |