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

West University Place, TX had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 256 cities in 2024, at 58.5%. Galena Park, TX had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 9.4% and the figure for Texas was 12.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58.5West University Place, TX
Lowest0.9Galena Park, TX
Median9.4256 cities
Texas12.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

West University Place, TX: 58.5 %West University Place, TX58.5Bellaire, TX: 46.5 %Bellaire, TX46.5University Park, TX: 44 %University Park, TX44Southlake, TX: 34.9 %Southlake, TX34.9Fulshear, TX: 31.5 %Fulshear, TX31.5Coppell, TX: 31.4 %Coppell, TX31.4Fair Oaks Ranch, TX: 30.3 %Fair Oaks Ranch, TX30.3Colleyville, TX: 29 %Colleyville, TX29Frisco, TX: 28.5 %Frisco, TX28.5Murphy, TX: 28.1 %Murphy, TX28.1College Station, TX: 28 %College Station, TX28Sugar Land, TX: 27.8 %Sugar Land, TX27.8Prosper, TX: 25.2 %Prosper, TX25.2Lakeway, TX: 25.1 %Lakeway, TX25.1Plano, TX: 24.9 %Plano, TX24.9Dripping Springs, TX: 24.5 %Dripping Springs, TX24.5Addison, TX: 24.1 %Addison, TX24.1Allen, TX: 23.6 %Allen, TX23.6Richardson, TX: 23.6 %Richardson, TX23.6Trophy Club, TX: 23.6 %Trophy Club, TX23.6Austin, TX: 23 %Austin, TX23Celina, TX: 23 %Celina, TX23Flower Mound, TX: 23 %Flower Mound, TX23Keller, TX: 22.2 %Keller, TX22.2Leander, TX: 21.6 %Leander, TX21.6Grapevine, TX: 21.6 %Grapevine, TX21.6Heath, TX: 21 %Heath, TX21Helotes, TX: 20.8 %Helotes, TX20.8Northlake, TX: 20.4 %Northlake, TX20.4McKinney, TX: 20.3 %McKinney, TX20.3Georgetown, TX: 19.6 %Georgetown, TX19.6Cedar Park, TX: 19.2 %Cedar Park, TX19.2Friendswood, TX: 18.9 %Friendswood, TX18.9Fairview, TX: 18.6 %Fairview, TX18.6Highland Village, TX: 18.5 %Highland Village, TX18.5Pearland, TX: 18.3 %Pearland, TX18.3Katy, TX: 18.1 %Katy, TX18.1Farmers Branch, TX: 18 %Farmers Branch, TX18Rockwall, TX: 17.7 %Rockwall, TX17.7Sachse, TX: 17.7 %Sachse, TX17.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1West University Place, TX58.5+1.6 pts
2Bellaire, TX46.5-0.8 pts
3University Park, TX44-1.1 pts
4Southlake, TX34.9+1.7 pts
5Fulshear, TX31.5+5.3 pts
6Coppell, TX31.4+0.2 pts
7Fair Oaks Ranch, TX30.3+1 pts
8Colleyville, TX29+1.6 pts
9Frisco, TX28.5+1 pts
10Murphy, TX28.1+2.3 pts
11College Station, TX28+0.4 pts
12Sugar Land, TX27.8+0.6 pts
13Prosper, TX25.2+3.2 pts
14Lakeway, TX25.1-0.7 pts
15Plano, TX24.9+0.8 pts
16Dripping Springs, TX24.5+2.7 pts
17Addison, TX24.1-0.5 pts
18Allen, TX23.6+1.1 pts
19Richardson, TX23.6+0.5 pts
19Trophy Club, TX23.6+1.3 pts
21Austin, TX23+0.9 pts
22Celina, TX23+6.3 pts
23Flower Mound, TX23+1.2 pts
24Keller, TX22.2+0.3 pts
25Leander, TX21.6+1.1 pts
26Grapevine, TX21.6+0.4 pts
27Heath, TX21-0.9 pts
28Helotes, TX20.8+1.3 pts
29Northlake, TX20.4-0.6 pts
30McKinney, TX20.3+1.9 pts
31Georgetown, TX19.6+0.6 pts
32Cedar Park, TX19.2+0.8 pts
33Friendswood, TX18.9-0.1 pts
34Fairview, TX18.6-2.5 pts
35Highland Village, TX18.5+2.4 pts
36Pearland, TX18.3+0.5 pts
37Katy, TX18.1-1.1 pts
38Farmers Branch, TX18+0.9 pts
39Rockwall, TX17.7-1.2 pts
40Sachse, TX17.7+1 pts
41Lago Vista, TX17.6-1.5 pts
42Benbrook, TX17.4+0.9 pts
42Irving, TX17.4+0.6 pts
44Cibolo, TX17.2+1.4 pts
45Melissa, TX17+1.5 pts
46Lavon, TX16.8+3.5 pts
46Round Rock, TX16.8+1.3 pts
48Manvel, TX16.5+2.5 pts
49Missouri City, TX16.5-0.1 pts
50Red Oak, TX16.5+1 pts
51Little Elm, TX16.3+1.7 pts
52Corinth, TX16.3+0.9 pts
53Iowa Colony, TX16.2+1.9 pts
54Mansfield, TX16.1+0.7 pts
55Fredericksburg, TX16.1+1.7 pts
56Boerne, TX16-1 pts
57Carrollton, TX16+1.8 pts
58Canyon, TX15.8+0.5 pts
59Roanoke, TX15.6+0.4 pts
60Denton, TX15.5-0.6 pts
61Galveston, TX15.2+1.8 pts
62Houston, TX15.1+0.5 pts
63Kerrville, TX15.1+1.9 pts
64Schertz, TX15+0.1 pts
65Dallas, TX14.9+0.4 pts
66League City, TX14.7-0.6 pts
67Fate, TX14.7+0.9 pts
68San Marcos, TX14.6-0.7 pts
69Seabrook, TX14.5+2.5 pts
70Providence Village, TX14.3-5.3 pts
71Wylie, TX14.3+1.1 pts
72Bedford, TX14.2+1.5 pts
73Lubbock, TX14.10 pts
74Pflugerville, TX14+1.3 pts
75Euless, TX13.5+0.3 pts
76Stafford, TX13.3+0.9 pts
77Cedar Hill, TX13.3+1.3 pts
78Stephenville, TX13.2+0.3 pts
79Lewisville, TX13.20 pts
80Tomball, TX13.1+1.2 pts
81Hewitt, TX13.1-0.6 pts
82Webster, TX12.8+0.8 pts
83DeSoto, TX12.8-0.8 pts
84Selma, TX12.7-0.1 pts
85The Colony, TX12.3-1.4 pts
86Bastrop, TX12.2+2.4 pts
87Nacogdoches, TX12.1+0.6 pts
88Buda, TX12+1.6 pts
89Waxahachie, TX11.9+0.9 pts
90Rockport, TX11.70 pts
91McAllen, TX11.6-0.1 pts
92Waco, TX11.5+0.3 pts
93Temple, TX11.5+0.5 pts
94Fort Worth, TX11.4+0.3 pts
95Conroe, TX11.4+0.9 pts
96Bryan, TX11.40 pts
97Live Oak, TX11.3-1.8 pts
98San Antonio, TX11.2+0.1 pts
99Rowlett, TX11.1-0.1 pts
100Tyler, TX11+0.7 pts
101North Richland Hills, TX11+0.8 pts
102Universal City, TX11-0.7 pts
103Glenn Heights, TX11-1.2 pts
103New Braunfels, TX11-0.2 pts
105Arlington, TX10.9-0.3 pts
106Midlothian, TX10.9+0.6 pts
107Liberty Hill, TX10.9+6.7 pts
108Hurst, TX10.8+0.7 pts
109Converse, TX10.6+0.3 pts
110Harker Heights, TX10.4-0.7 pts
110Texarkana, TX10.4+1.5 pts
112Leon Valley, TX10.1-0.7 pts
113Elgin, TX10-3.3 pts
114Sanger, TX10+0.2 pts
115Lake Jackson, TX100 pts
116Forney, TX9.9+1 pts
117Edinburg, TX9.8+0.4 pts
118Kyle, TX9.8+0.4 pts
119Del Rio, TX9.8+1.4 pts
120Lancaster, TX9.8+0.2 pts
121Midland, TX9.7-0.1 pts
122Port Lavaca, TX9.7+2.2 pts
123Abilene, TX9.6+0.2 pts
124Mission, TX9.5+0.8 pts
125Portland, TX9.5+0.9 pts
126El Paso, TX9.5+0.3 pts
126Henderson, TX9.5-0.2 pts
128La Marque, TX9.4+0.2 pts
129Anna, TX9.4-2 pts
130Richmond, TX9.4-1.6 pts
131Hutto, TX9.4-0.5 pts
132Grand Prairie, TX9.4+0.1 pts
133Athens, TX9.1-0.6 pts
134Royse City, TX9.1-0.5 pts
135Brenham, TX9+0.5 pts
136Port Neches, TX8.9-1.7 pts
137Sherman, TX8.8+0.1 pts
138Amarillo, TX8.8+0.7 pts
139Duncanville, TX8.7+0.1 pts
140Lufkin, TX8.7+0.1 pts
141San Angelo, TX8.6+0.2 pts
142Huntsville, TX8.6+0.1 pts
143Belton, TX8.5-0.9 pts
144Corpus Christi, TX8.4-0.2 pts
144Garland, TX8.4-0.3 pts
144Wichita Falls, TX8.4-0.5 pts
147Weatherford, TX8.4-0.7 pts
148Mont Belvieu, TX8.2-2.3 pts
149Burkburnett, TX8.2+0.8 pts
150Harlingen, TX8.2+0.2 pts
151Beaumont, TX8.1+0.2 pts
152Jacksonville, TX8.1-1.5 pts
152Weslaco, TX8.1+0.6 pts
154Sulphur Springs, TX8+1 pts
155Burleson, TX8+0.2 pts
155Lumberton, TX8-0.3 pts
157Greenville, TX7.9-0.1 pts
157Manor, TX7.9-2.4 pts
159Crowley, TX7.8-1.3 pts
160Longview, TX7.8+0.3 pts
161Orange, TX7.5+1.9 pts
162Angleton, TX7.5+1.3 pts
163Deer Park, TX7.4+0.1 pts
164Dayton, TX7.4+2.1 pts
165Granbury, TX7.4-0.9 pts
166Kennedale, TX7.3-0.6 pts
167Brownsville, TX7.3+0.8 pts
168Bonham, TX7.3+0.5 pts
169Bay City, TX7.2+0.5 pts
170Paris, TX7.2-0.4 pts
171Dickinson, TX7.2+1.2 pts
172Nederland, TX7.2-0.5 pts
173Kingsville, TX7.1-0.8 pts
173Marshall, TX7.1+0.1 pts
175Princeton, TX6.9+0.2 pts
176Saginaw, TX6.90 pts
177Robinson, TX6.9-0.6 pts
178Uvalde, TX6.8+1.6 pts
179Taylor, TX6.7+0.8 pts
180Mesquite, TX6.6+0.6 pts
181Seguin, TX6.5+0.2 pts
182Laredo, TX6.5+0.1 pts
183Copperas Cove, TX6.4+0.5 pts
184Rosenberg, TX6.4+0.3 pts
185Ingleside, TX6.2-0 pts
186La Porte, TX6.2-0.8 pts
187Watauga, TX6.2+0.2 pts
188Odessa, TX6.2+0.4 pts
189Texas City, TX6.2+0.3 pts
190Gainesville, TX6-0.2 pts
191Killeen, TX6+0.1 pts
191White Settlement, TX6+1.3 pts
193Eagle Pass, TX5.9+0.3 pts
193Rio Grande City, TX5.9+0.8 pts
195Plainview, TX5.9-0.9 pts
195Victoria, TX5.9+0.2 pts
197Azle, TX5.9+0.6 pts
197Pasadena, TX5.9+0.5 pts
199Brownwood, TX5.8-0.3 pts
200Beeville, TX5.7+3 pts
201Sweetwater, TX5.7+0.7 pts
202Denison, TX5.7+0.2 pts
202Levelland, TX5.7-0.1 pts
204El Campo, TX5.6-0.4 pts
205Baytown, TX5.6+0.1 pts
206Cleburne, TX5.6+0.6 pts
207Alamo, TX5.5+1.3 pts
207Palestine, TX5.5+0.7 pts
209Ennis, TX5.4+0.2 pts
210Corsicana, TX5.4+0.4 pts
211Alice, TX5.1+1.4 pts
212Pleasanton, TX5.1-0.2 pts
213Roma, TX5.1-0.9 pts
214Pharr, TX5+0.4 pts
215Groves, TX5+0.9 pts
216Josephine, TX5-0.7 pts
217Alvin, TX5-0.2 pts
218Lockhart, TX4.9+0.5 pts
219Donna, TX4.7-0.1 pts
220Humble, TX4.6+0.5 pts
221Mercedes, TX4.6-0.9 pts
222Clute, TX4.6-1.2 pts
223Kilgore, TX4.3-1 pts
224Hidalgo, TX4.2-0.9 pts
225Borger, TX4.2-0.3 pts
226San Benito, TX4.2-0.1 pts
227Big Spring, TX4.1-0.3 pts
228Terrell, TX4.1-0.3 pts
229Palmview, TX4-0.4 pts
230Port Arthur, TX4+0.3 pts
231San Juan, TX4+0.5 pts
232Mount Pleasant, TX3.9-0.1 pts
233Kaufman, TX3.8+1.6 pts
234Santa Fe, TX3.7+0.1 pts
235Gatesville, TX3.7-0.3 pts
236Socorro, TX3.7+1 pts
237Horizon City, TX3.6-0.1 pts
238Pampa, TX3.2-0.1 pts
239Bellmead, TX3.1-0.3 pts
240Dumas, TX2.9-0.4 pts
241Haltom City, TX2.90 pts
242Andrews, TX2.9-1.4 pts
243Freeport, TX2.8+1.1 pts
244Mineral Wells, TX2.8-0.9 pts
245Forest Hill, TX2.8+0.8 pts
246Seagoville, TX2.8-0.8 pts
247Hereford, TX2.5-0.5 pts
248Raymondville, TX2.4+0.1 pts
249Snyder, TX2.4-2.7 pts
250Balch Springs, TX2.3-1 pts

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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