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

Scarsdale, NY had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 3214 cities in 2022, at 62.2%. Cudahy, CA had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 10.9% and the figure for the United States was 13.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest62.2Scarsdale, NY

Lowest0.6Cudahy, CA

Median10.93214 cities

United States13.4History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Scarsdale, NY	62.2	+1.7 pts
2	Los Altos, CA	55.2	+0.4 pts
3	Princeton, NJ	55.2	-2.3 pts
4	West University Place, TX	55.1	+0.1 pts
5	Palo Alto, CA	54.7	0 pts
6	Newton, MA	51.2	+0.3 pts
7	Winnetka, IL	50.3	-0.2 pts
8	Cambridge, MA	49.5	-0.9 pts
9	Wilmette, IL	49.4	-0.7 pts
10	Cupertino, CA	49	+1.4 pts
11	Amherst Town, MA	48.7	+1.2 pts
12	Piedmont, CA	48.4	+0.8 pts
13	Bellaire, TX	48.4	+2.4 pts
14	Hillsborough, CA	48.3	+0.6 pts
15	Falls Church, VA	48.3	-0.8 pts
16	Clayton, MO	47.4	+1.5 pts
17	Orinda, CA	47.1	+1.4 pts
18	Ann Arbor, MI	46.8	+0.1 pts
19	Rye, NY	46.5	+0.8 pts
20	Saratoga, CA	46.1	-0.1 pts
21	Chapel Hill, NC	45.9	-1.9 pts
22	Hinsdale, IL	45.8	+2.2 pts
23	River Forest, IL	45.5	+1.9 pts
24	Tenafly, NJ	45.5	+1 pts
25	East Grand Rapids, MI	44.8	+2.6 pts
26	Mountain View, CA	44.6	+2.1 pts
27	Menlo Park, CA	44.5	+0.2 pts
28	Haddonfield, NJ	43.9	+2.2 pts
29	Davis, CA	43.5	-0.6 pts
30	Vienna, VA	43.5	-1.3 pts
31	Lake Forest, IL	43	+0.8 pts
32	Decatur, GA	43	-0.1 pts
33	University Park, TX	42.9	+0.8 pts
34	State College, PA	42.8	-0.1 pts
35	Whitefish Bay, WI	42.5	+0.6 pts
36	Birmingham, MI	42.4	+3.1 pts
37	Dobbs Ferry, NY	42.3	+4.4 pts
38	West Lafayette, IN	42.2	-3.4 pts
39	Chatham, NJ	42.1	+4.5 pts
40	Shaker Heights, OH	42.1	-0.4 pts
41	Carrboro, NC	42	-0.3 pts
42	Town and Country, MO	41.6	-1.8 pts
43	Shorewood, WI	41.5	+0.4 pts
44	Albany, CA	41.4	+1.5 pts
45	Berkeley, CA	40.7	+0.5 pts
46	Ithaca, NY	40.5	+2.6 pts
47	Deerfield, IL	40.4	-0.3 pts
48	Highland Park, NJ	40.4	-0.1 pts
49	Boulder, CO	40.2	+0.6 pts
50	Northbrook, IL	39.8	+2.3 pts
51	Blacksburg, VA	39.7	-1.6 pts
52	Mercer Island, WA	39.6	+1.3 pts
53	Pinecrest, FL	39.5	+1.9 pts
54	Evanston, IL	39.4	+0.8 pts
55	Oak Park, IL	38.8	-0.4 pts
56	Highland Park, IL	38.7	+0.5 pts
57	Takoma Park, MD	38.5	+1.9 pts
58	Summit, NJ	38.4	+1.8 pts
59	San Marino, CA	38.2	-0.4 pts
60	Oxford, OH	38.1	-1.3 pts
61	Moraga, CA	38	-1.6 pts
62	Garden City, NY	38	+1.4 pts
63	Sunnyvale, CA	37.9	+0.5 pts
64	Montgomery, OH	37.9	-0.1 pts
65	Foster City, CA	37.7	+1.9 pts
66	Rockville, MD	37.5	+0.2 pts
67	Beachwood, OH	37.5	-0.9 pts
68	Coral Gables, FL	37.4	-0.3 pts
68	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	37.4	+2.1 pts
70	Beverly Hills, MI	37.3	+0.3 pts
71	Mountain Brook, AL	37.3	+0.5 pts
72	East Lansing, MI	37.3	-1.1 pts
72	Key Biscayne, FL	37.3	+1.9 pts
74	Mill Valley, CA	37.3	+1.2 pts
75	Clemson, SC	37.3	+1.5 pts
76	Bexley, OH	37	+0.2 pts
77	Glen Rock, NJ	36.9	-0.4 pts
78	San Carlos, CA	36.8	+0.6 pts
79	Westfield, NJ	36.8	+1.7 pts
80	Burr Ridge, IL	36.7	-2.9 pts
81	South Pasadena, CA	36.6	+2.1 pts
82	Athens, OH	36.5	-1 pts
83	Upper Arlington, OH	36.5	-0.9 pts
84	Leawood, KS	36.4	+0.8 pts
85	Lafayette, CA	36.4	+0.7 pts
85	Manhattan Beach, CA	36.4	+0.7 pts
87	Redmond, WA	36.3	+1.1 pts
87	Sammamish, WA	36.3	+1.4 pts
89	Superior, CO	36.3	-0.8 pts
90	Chesterfield, MO	36.1	+0.9 pts
91	Los Gatos, CA	36.1	+0.5 pts
92	Franklin Lakes, NJ	35.8	+1.2 pts
92	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	35.8	-2.2 pts
94	Ridgewood, NJ	35.8	-0.9 pts
95	Dublin, OH	35.5	+1 pts
96	Western Springs, IL	35.3	0 pts
97	Urbana, IL	35	-0.2 pts
98	Franklin Park, PA	35	-0.5 pts
99	Northampton, MA	34.9	+0.5 pts
100	Bellevue, WA	34.9	+0.8 pts
101	Bainbridge Island, WA	34.8	+0.4 pts
102	Parkland, FL	34.7	+1.8 pts
103	Glenview, IL	34.5	+0.3 pts
103	Hudson, OH	34.5	-0.7 pts
105	Grosse Pointe Park, MI	34.3	-0.2 pts
106	Alexandria, VA	34.3	+0.2 pts
107	Tarrytown, NY	34.3	+3.8 pts
108	New Providence, NJ	34.2	-0.3 pts
109	Santa Clara, CA	34.2	+1.6 pts
110	Florham Park, NJ	34.2	-0.6 pts
110	Greenwood Village, CO	34.2	-0.5 pts
112	Creve Coeur, MO	34.2	-1.1 pts
113	University Heights, OH	34.1	+2.5 pts
114	Paradise Valley, AZ	34.1	-1.2 pts
115	Rochester, MI	33.9	+2.2 pts
116	Webster Groves, MO	33.9	-0.9 pts
117	Mequon, WI	33.8	-1.5 pts
118	Larkspur, CA	33.6	+0.6 pts
119	Bloomington, IN	33.5	+0.8 pts
120	Worthington, OH	33.5	+0.7 pts
121	Lake Oswego, OR	33.4	+0.4 pts
122	Southlake, TX	33.4	+1.5 pts
123	Germantown, TN	33.3	+0.3 pts
124	New Albany, OH	33.3	+4 pts
125	Edgewater, NJ	33.3	+0.3 pts
126	Davidson, NC	33.3	+1.9 pts
127	Morrisville, NC	33.2	+0.9 pts
128	Belmont, CA	33.2	-0.9 pts
129	Morgantown, WV	33.2	+2.4 pts
130	Pullman, WA	33	+0.1 pts
131	Brentwood, TN	32.9	+0.5 pts
132	Sierra Madre, CA	32.9	+1.5 pts
133	Calabasas, CA	32.8	+2.2 pts
134	Emeryville, CA	32.7	+0.1 pts
135	Powell, OH	32.6	-0.9 pts
136	Carmel, IN	32.4	0 pts
137	Brookhaven, GA	32.3	+3 pts
138	Tega Cay, SC	32.3	+0.9 pts
139	Hoboken, NJ	32.3	+0.7 pts
140	Milton, GA	32.3	-0.3 pts
141	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	32.3	-0.4 pts
142	Newcastle, WA	32.2	+1 pts
143	Madison, NJ	32.1	-0.6 pts
144	El Cerrito, CA	32.1	-0.1 pts
145	Pleasanton, CA	32.1	+1.5 pts
146	Cary, NC	32	+0.2 pts
147	Somerville, MA	32	-0.2 pts
148	Louisville, CO	31.9	0 pts
149	Coppell, TX	31.9	+0.6 pts
149	Lone Tree, CO	31.9	+2.9 pts
151	San Ramon, CA	31.8	+0.3 pts
152	Walnut Creek, CA	31.7	+0.6 pts
153	Naperville, IL	31.6	+1.2 pts
154	Libertyville, IL	31.6	-1.6 pts
155	Alpharetta, GA	31.4	+1.9 pts
156	Vestavia Hills, AL	31.4	+0.5 pts
157	Beverly Hills, CA	31.4	+2.2 pts
157	Coronado, CA	31.4	-0.1 pts
159	Irvine, CA	31.3	+0.8 pts
160	Dunwoody, GA	31.3	-1.5 pts
161	University City, MO	31.2	+0.3 pts
162	Johns Creek, GA	31.2	+1.3 pts
163	Prairie Village, KS	31.1	+0.4 pts
164	Homewood, AL	31	+1.8 pts
165	Charlottesville, VA	30.9	+1.2 pts
165	Dublin, CA	30.9	+1.3 pts
167	Champaign, IL	30.8	-0.5 pts
168	Edina, MN	30.7	-1.2 pts
169	Cleveland Heights, OH	30.7	-0 pts
170	Ames, IA	30.7	+1.4 pts
170	Troy, MI	30.7	+0.9 pts
172	Solon, OH	30.7	+0.6 pts
173	Ashland, OR	30.6	+0.4 pts
174	Rockville Centre, NY	30.4	0 pts
175	Glen Ellyn, IL	30.4	+1.7 pts
176	Corvallis, OR	30.4	+0.5 pts
176	Hermosa Beach, CA	30.4	+2 pts
178	Weston, FL	30.2	+0.4 pts
179	Metuchen, NJ	30.2	-1 pts
180	Winter Park, FL	30.1	+0.3 pts
181	Vernon Hills, IL	30.1	+1 pts
182	Grosse Pointe Woods, MI	30	+1 pts
183	Claremont, CA	29.9	-0.6 pts
184	Auburn, AL	29.8	+1 pts
185	Burlingame, CA	29.7	-0 pts
186	Fremont, CA	29.7	+0.6 pts
187	Golden, CO	29.6	-0.7 pts
188	Zionsville, IN	29.5	-0.1 pts
189	Madison, AL	29.5	+1.4 pts
190	Iowa City, IA	29.4	-0.7 pts
191	Santa Monica, CA	29.4	+0.1 pts
192	Madison, MS	29.4	-0.7 pts
192	Novi, MI	29.4	+1.5 pts
194	Seattle, WA	29.3	+0.7 pts
195	Saratoga Springs, NY	29.2	+0.6 pts
196	Issaquah, WA	29.1	-0.6 pts
197	Fairfax, VA	29	-2 pts
198	Palmetto Bay, FL	28.9	+1.5 pts
199	College Station, TX	28.9	+1.1 pts
200	Lebanon, NH	28.8	+2.3 pts
201	Rocky River, OH	28.8	-0.8 pts
202	Elmhurst, IL	28.8	+0.8 pts
202	Middleton, WI	28.8	+1.3 pts
204	Fulshear, TX	28.7	-1.9 pts
204	Great Neck, NY	28.7	+0.3 pts
204	Laguna Beach, CA	28.7	-1.3 pts
207	Buffalo Grove, IL	28.7	-0.5 pts
208	Kirkwood, MO	28.7	-0.3 pts
209	Culver City, CA	28.6	-0.9 pts
210	Laramie, WY	28.6	-0.9 pts
211	Fort Lee, NJ	28.6	+2.5 pts
212	Danville, CA	28.5	+2.8 pts
213	Mendota Heights, MN	28.3	+0.6 pts
214	Santa Cruz, CA	28.3	-0.1 pts
215	Pacific Grove, CA	28.3	+0.7 pts
215	White Plains, NY	28.3	-0.5 pts
217	Solana Beach, CA	28.2	-0.3 pts
218	Fair Lawn, NJ	28.1	+1.3 pts
219	Melrose, MA	28.1	0 pts
220	Erie, CO	28.1	+0.3 pts
221	Blue Ash, OH	28	+0.3 pts
221	Newport Beach, CA	28	-0.6 pts
223	La Grange, IL	28	-3.4 pts
224	Barrington, IL	27.9	-0.4 pts
224	Colleyville, TX	27.9	+1 pts
226	Lake Forest Park, WA	27.9	-1 pts
227	Oxford, MS	27.8	-1.1 pts
228	San Anselmo, CA	27.8	-1.5 pts
229	Newburyport, MA	27.8	-1.4 pts
230	Sandy Springs, GA	27.8	+0.9 pts
231	Agoura Hills, CA	27.6	+1.8 pts
232	Apex, NC	27.6	+1.1 pts
232	Boone, NC	27.6	+0.3 pts
234	Secaucus, NJ	27.4	+3 pts
235	Encinitas, CA	27.4	+0.2 pts
236	Newark, DE	27.4	-0.3 pts
237	Rochester Hills, MI	27.3	-0.1 pts
238	Lisle, IL	27.3	-1.2 pts
239	Frisco, TX	27.3	+0.3 pts
240	Bay Village, OH	27.2	+1.6 pts
241	Nolensville, TN	27.2	+0.4 pts
242	Sugar Land, TX	27.1	+1.1 pts
242	Waltham, MA	27.1	+1.4 pts
244	Miami Shores, FL	27.1	-0.8 pts
245	Brecksville, OH	27.1	+3.3 pts
246	River Edge, NJ	27.1	-1.8 pts
247	Timnath, CO	27.1	+7.6 pts
248	Farmington Hills, MI	27	+0.2 pts
249	Hillsdale, NJ	26.9	+1.1 pts
250	Farragut, TN	26.8	-0.4 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. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/us-cities?period=2022. 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). US cities by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/us-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/us-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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