US cities by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

Scarsdale, NY had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 3219 cities in 2024, at 63.2%. Parlier, CA had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 11.4% and the figure for the United States was 14.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest63.2Scarsdale, NY

Lowest0.7Parlier, CA

Median11.43219 cities

United States14.1History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Scarsdale, NY	63.2	-1.5 pts
2	West University Place, TX	58.5	+1.6 pts
3	Princeton, NJ	56.8	+1.1 pts
4	Piedmont, CA	56.8	+4.9 pts
5	Los Altos, CA	55.7	+0.8 pts
6	Palo Alto, CA	55	-0.2 pts
7	Newton, MA	53	+0.6 pts
8	Amherst Town, MA	53	+0.9 pts
9	Falls Church, VA	51.8	+2 pts
10	Winnetka, IL	51.3	+0.3 pts
11	Cambridge, MA	51.2	+0.8 pts
12	Clayton, MO	50.6	-2 pts
13	Wilmette, IL	49.5	-0.5 pts
14	Cupertino, CA	48.6	-0.4 pts
15	Ann Arbor, MI	48	+0.8 pts
16	Hillsborough, CA	47.7	+1.2 pts
17	Orinda, CA	47	+0.9 pts
18	Bellaire, TX	46.5	-0.8 pts
19	Saratoga, CA	46.4	-1.2 pts
20	River Forest, IL	45.3	+1.9 pts
21	Chapel Hill, NC	45.2	0 pts
22	Mountain View, CA	45.1	+0.5 pts
23	San Marino, CA	45	+2.4 pts
24	Menlo Park, CA	45	-1.1 pts
25	West Lafayette, IN	44.8	+1.6 pts
26	Mercer Island, WA	44.7	+4.1 pts
27	Haddonfield, NJ	44.6	+1.8 pts
28	Davis, CA	44.5	+1.4 pts
29	Hinsdale, IL	44.3	-0.9 pts
30	University Park, TX	44	-1.1 pts
31	Ithaca, NY	43.7	+0.2 pts
32	Rye, NY	43.6	-3.1 pts
33	Town and Country, MO	43.6	-0.1 pts
34	East Grand Rapids, MI	43.5	-0.7 pts
35	Carrboro, NC	43.5	-0 pts
36	Tenafly, NJ	43.4	+0.5 pts
37	Albany, CA	42.8	+0.7 pts
38	Vienna, VA	42.8	-0.3 pts
39	Key Biscayne, FL	42.2	+2 pts
40	Decatur, GA	42.2	-1.3 pts
41	Chatham, NJ	42.1	-0.5 pts
42	Whitefish Bay, WI	42.1	-0.6 pts
43	Berkeley, CA	42	+0.4 pts
44	Lake Forest, IL	41.9	-1.3 pts
44	Shorewood, WI	41.9	-0.8 pts
46	Dobbs Ferry, NY	41.7	+1.6 pts
47	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	41.5	+2.2 pts
48	Coral Gables, FL	41.5	+2.6 pts
49	State College, PA	41.3	-2 pts
50	Deerfield, IL	41.3	+0.1 pts
51	Moraga, CA	41.2	+2.2 pts
52	Birmingham, MI	41.2	+1 pts
53	Beachwood, OH	40.9	+3.4 pts
54	Foster City, CA	40.6	+0.6 pts
55	Boulder, CO	40.4	+0.5 pts
56	Blacksburg, VA	40.4	-0.7 pts
57	Beverly Hills, MI	40.3	+2.4 pts
58	Shaker Heights, OH	40.3	-1.4 pts
59	Takoma Park, MD	40	+2.6 pts
60	Evanston, IL	39.7	-0.5 pts
61	Mountain Brook, AL	39.5	+1.3 pts
62	Highland Park, NJ	39.4	+1.1 pts
63	Northbrook, IL	39.3	-0.7 pts
64	East Lansing, MI	39.2	+2 pts
65	Sunnyvale, CA	39.2	+0.3 pts
66	Highland Park, IL	39.1	+1.7 pts
67	Pinecrest, FL	39.1	-1.1 pts
68	Garden City, NY	39.1	+1.3 pts
69	Davidson, NC	39	+3.5 pts
70	Upper Arlington, OH	39	+0.5 pts
71	Superior, CO	38.9	+1.4 pts
72	Oak Park, IL	38.7	+0.1 pts
73	Redmond, WA	38.6	+0.7 pts
74	Westfield, NJ	38.2	+1 pts
75	Rockville, MD	38.1	+0.3 pts
76	Los Gatos, CA	37.9	+1.1 pts
77	Lafayette, CA	37.8	-0.2 pts
78	San Carlos, CA	37.6	-0 pts
79	New Albany, OH	37.4	+4.7 pts
80	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	37.4	-1.1 pts
81	Ridgewood, NJ	37.4	-0 pts
82	Sammamish, WA	37.3	+0.4 pts
83	University Heights, OH	37.2	+1.4 pts
84	Paradise Valley, AZ	36.9	+2.5 pts
85	Oxford, OH	36.8	-1.7 pts
86	Powell, OH	36.7	+1.4 pts
87	Summit, NJ	36.6	-1.2 pts
88	Bexley, OH	36.6	+1.7 pts
89	Manhattan Beach, CA	36.5	-0.8 pts
90	Chesterfield, MO	36.5	+0.5 pts
90	Louisville, CO	36.5	+2.2 pts
92	Athens, OH	36.5	+1 pts
93	Burr Ridge, IL	36.5	+0.9 pts
94	Urbana, IL	36.4	-1.2 pts
95	Leawood, KS	36.3	+0.5 pts
96	Bainbridge Island, WA	36.3	+0.9 pts
97	Bellevue, WA	36	+0.8 pts
98	Mill Valley, CA	35.9	-1.5 pts
99	Greenwood Village, CO	35.8	+0.2 pts
99	Watertown, MA	35.8	n/a
101	Northampton, MA	35.8	+1.7 pts
102	Western Springs, IL	35.8	+1 pts
103	Franklin Park, PA	35.8	+0.4 pts
104	Hudson, OH	35.7	+1.4 pts
105	Montgomery, OH	35.7	-1.6 pts
106	Charlottesville, VA	35.7	+2.3 pts
107	Glen Rock, NJ	35.5	-2.7 pts
108	Emeryville, CA	35.3	+0.6 pts
109	Santa Clara, CA	35.3	+1.4 pts
110	Dublin, OH	35.3	-0.6 pts
111	Morgantown, WV	35.2	+2.9 pts
112	Rochester, MI	35.2	+1.6 pts
113	Southlake, TX	34.9	+1.7 pts
114	Calabasas, CA	34.9	+1 pts
115	Belmont, CA	34.9	+1 pts
116	Alexandria, VA	34.8	+0.4 pts
117	Morrisville, NC	34.6	0 pts
118	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	34.5	+1.1 pts
119	Clemson, SC	34.5	+0.3 pts
120	Webster Groves, MO	34.4	-0.4 pts
121	South Pasadena, CA	34.2	+0.5 pts
122	Grosse Pointe Park, MI	34.2	+0.2 pts
123	Lake Oswego, OR	34.1	+0.5 pts
124	Bloomington, IN	34.1	-0.6 pts
125	Larkspur, CA	33.9	+0.5 pts
126	Worthington, OH	33.8	-0.4 pts
127	University City, MO	33.8	+1.1 pts
128	Cary, NC	33.7	+0.9 pts
129	Creve Coeur, MO	33.7	-0 pts
130	Florham Park, NJ	33.6	+2.1 pts
131	Beverly Hills, CA	33.6	-1.2 pts
131	Tarrytown, NY	33.6	+1 pts
133	Parkland, FL	33.5	-0.3 pts
134	Sierra Madre, CA	33.5	-1.4 pts
135	Somerville, MA	33.4	-0 pts
136	San Ramon, CA	33.4	+1.2 pts
137	Pleasanton, CA	33.4	+0.8 pts
138	Naperville, IL	33.3	+0.4 pts
139	Zionsville, IN	33.3	+1.1 pts
140	Glenview, IL	33.2	-0.5 pts
141	Solon, OH	33.1	+1.4 pts
142	Homewood, AL	33.1	+0.6 pts
143	Franklin Lakes, NJ	33.1	-3.1 pts
144	Hermosa Beach, CA	32.6	+1.1 pts
145	Brentwood, TN	32.5	-0.6 pts
146	Dunwoody, GA	32.5	+0.1 pts
147	Madison, NJ	32.4	+1.6 pts
148	Cleveland Heights, OH	32.3	+0.5 pts
149	Johns Creek, GA	32.3	+0.7 pts
150	Auburn, AL	32.3	+1.2 pts
151	Grosse Pointe Woods, MI	32.2	+0.5 pts
152	Germantown, TN	32.2	-0.8 pts
153	El Cerrito, CA	32.2	-0.4 pts
154	Rockville Centre, NY	32.2	+1.5 pts
155	New Providence, NJ	32.1	-0.5 pts
156	Hoboken, NJ	32	-0.9 pts
157	Dublin, CA	32	+0.3 pts
157	Metuchen, NJ	32	+0.1 pts
159	Troy, MI	31.9	+0.5 pts
160	Kirkwood, MO	31.9	+1.1 pts
161	Prairie Village, KS	31.8	+0.7 pts
162	Ames, IA	31.8	+0.9 pts
163	Lone Tree, CO	31.8	+0.8 pts
164	Carmel, IN	31.7	-0.3 pts
165	Issaquah, WA	31.7	+1.2 pts
166	Lebanon, NH	31.6	+1 pts
166	Pacific Grove, CA	31.6	+2.8 pts
168	Irvine, CA	31.5	+0.3 pts
169	Coronado, CA	31.5	-0.2 pts
169	Miami Shores, FL	31.5	+0.2 pts
171	Timnath, CO	31.5	+4.2 pts
172	Fulshear, TX	31.5	+5.3 pts
173	Fremont, CA	31.5	+1.2 pts
174	Coppell, TX	31.4	+0.2 pts
175	Brookhaven, GA	31.4	-0.1 pts
176	Vestavia Hills, AL	31.4	+2.8 pts
177	Mendota Heights, MN	31.2	+1 pts
178	Milton, GA	31.2	-1.1 pts
179	Alpharetta, GA	31.1	-0.4 pts
180	Edina, MN	31.1	-0.2 pts
181	Buffalo Grove, IL	31.1	+1.9 pts
182	Mequon, WI	31	-0.9 pts
183	Edgewater, NJ	30.9	-2.3 pts
184	Ashland, OR	30.9	+0.3 pts
185	Weston, FL	30.8	-0.1 pts
186	Glen Ellyn, IL	30.7	-0.5 pts
187	Vernon Hills, IL	30.7	-0.7 pts
188	Corvallis, OR	30.7	+0.8 pts
189	Claremont, CA	30.6	-0.3 pts
190	Seattle, WA	30.6	+0.7 pts
191	Walnut Creek, CA	30.6	0 pts
192	Winter Park, FL	30.5	+0.9 pts
193	Apex, NC	30.5	+2.9 pts
194	Santa Monica, CA	30.5	+1.1 pts
195	Novi, MI	30.5	+1.9 pts
196	Rocky River, OH	30.5	+0.9 pts
197	Tega Cay, SC	30.4	+0.2 pts
198	Boone, NC	30.3	+1.9 pts
199	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	30.3	+1 pts
199	San Anselmo, CA	30.3	+1.1 pts
201	Golden, CO	30.3	-0.6 pts
202	Middleton, WI	30.3	+0.6 pts
203	Champaign, IL	30.2	-0.6 pts
203	Libertyville, IL	30.2	+0.2 pts
205	Newburyport, MA	30.1	+1.7 pts
206	Iowa City, IA	29.8	+0.2 pts
207	Burlingame, CA	29.8	-1.6 pts
208	Danville, CA	29.7	+0.3 pts
208	Newcastle, WA	29.7	-2.6 pts
210	Sandy Springs, GA	29.6	-0.5 pts
211	Hyattsville, MD	29.5	+1.1 pts
212	Fairfax, VA	29.5	-0.2 pts
213	Solana Beach, CA	29.4	+0.7 pts
214	Monument, CO	29.4	+1.1 pts
215	Fort Lee, NJ	29.3	-0.3 pts
216	La Grange, IL	29.3	+1.2 pts
217	Laguna Beach, CA	29.2	+0.9 pts
218	Oxford, MS	29.2	+2.1 pts
219	Laramie, WY	29.2	+1.1 pts
220	Mineola, NY	29.1	+2.1 pts
221	Elmhurst, IL	29.1	+0.5 pts
221	Pullman, WA	29.1	-1.6 pts
223	Madison, AL	29.1	-0.5 pts
224	Santa Cruz, CA	29.1	+0.7 pts
225	White Plains, NY	29.1	+0.2 pts
226	Colleyville, TX	29	+1.6 pts
226	Westlake, OH	29	+2.6 pts
228	Mamaroneck, NY	29	+3 pts
229	Erie, CO	28.8	+0.6 pts
230	Farragut, TN	28.8	+1.7 pts
231	South Burlington, VT	28.8	+1.3 pts
232	Lake Forest Park, WA	28.7	0 pts
233	Saratoga Springs, NY	28.7	+0.9 pts
234	Encinitas, CA	28.6	+0.4 pts
235	Culver City, CA	28.5	-2.4 pts
236	Frisco, TX	28.5	+1 pts
237	Frankfort, IL	28.3	+3.3 pts
238	Burlington, VT	28.2	+0.7 pts
238	Melrose, MA	28.2	-0.1 pts
240	Secaucus, NJ	28.2	-0.2 pts
241	Murphy, TX	28.1	+2.3 pts
242	Wheaton, IL	28.1	+1.3 pts
243	Elon, NC	28	+3.9 pts
244	Bay Village, OH	28	+1.7 pts
245	College Station, TX	28	+0.4 pts
246	Brecksville, OH	28	+0.8 pts
247	Pinehurst, NC	28	+1.1 pts
248	Fair Lawn, NJ	27.9	-0.6 pts
249	Newport Beach, CA	27.9	-0.6 pts
250	Waltham, MA	27.9	+0.5 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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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) (US cities by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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), US cities by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/us-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 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): US cities by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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}

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