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 2023, at 64.7%. McFarland, CA had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 11.2% and the figure for the United States was 13.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest64.7Scarsdale, NY

Lowest0.4McFarland, CA

Median11.23214 cities

United States13.7History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Scarsdale, NY	64.7	+2.4 pts
2	West University Place, TX	56.9	+1.8 pts
3	Princeton, NJ	55.7	+0.5 pts
4	Palo Alto, CA	55.2	+0.5 pts
5	Los Altos, CA	54.9	-0.4 pts
6	Clayton, MO	52.6	+5.2 pts
7	Newton, MA	52.4	+1.3 pts
8	Amherst Town, MA	52.1	+3.4 pts
9	Piedmont, CA	51.9	+3.5 pts
10	Winnetka, IL	51	+0.6 pts
11	Cambridge, MA	50.4	+0.8 pts
12	Wilmette, IL	50	+0.6 pts
13	Falls Church, VA	49.8	+1.5 pts
14	Cupertino, CA	49	-0 pts
15	Saratoga, CA	47.7	+1.5 pts
16	Bellaire, TX	47.4	-1 pts
17	Ann Arbor, MI	47.2	+0.4 pts
18	Rye, NY	46.7	+0.2 pts
19	Hillsborough, CA	46.5	-1.9 pts
20	Menlo Park, CA	46.1	+1.6 pts
21	Orinda, CA	46	-1.1 pts
22	Hinsdale, IL	45.3	-0.6 pts
23	Chapel Hill, NC	45.2	-0.8 pts
24	University Park, TX	45.1	+2.2 pts
25	Mountain View, CA	44.6	0 pts
26	East Grand Rapids, MI	44.2	-0.6 pts
27	Town and Country, MO	43.7	+2.1 pts
28	Carrboro, NC	43.5	+1.5 pts
29	Decatur, GA	43.5	+0.5 pts
30	Ithaca, NY	43.5	+3 pts
31	River Forest, IL	43.4	-2.1 pts
32	State College, PA	43.3	+0.5 pts
33	West Lafayette, IN	43.2	+1 pts
34	Lake Forest, IL	43.2	+0.2 pts
35	Davis, CA	43.1	-0.5 pts
36	Vienna, VA	43	-0.5 pts
37	Tenafly, NJ	42.9	-2.6 pts
38	Haddonfield, NJ	42.8	-1.1 pts
39	Shorewood, WI	42.7	+1.1 pts
40	Whitefish Bay, WI	42.7	+0.1 pts
41	Chatham, NJ	42.6	+0.5 pts
42	San Marino, CA	42.6	+4.4 pts
43	Albany, CA	42.1	+0.7 pts
44	Berkeley, CA	41.6	+0.9 pts
45	Shaker Heights, OH	41.6	-0.5 pts
46	Deerfield, IL	41.1	+0.7 pts
47	Blacksburg, VA	41.1	+1.4 pts
48	Mercer Island, WA	40.5	+1 pts
49	Key Biscayne, FL	40.3	+3 pts
50	Pinecrest, FL	40.3	+0.8 pts
51	Evanston, IL	40.2	+0.8 pts
52	Birmingham, MI	40.2	-2.2 pts
53	Dobbs Ferry, NY	40.1	-2.2 pts
54	Foster City, CA	40.1	+2.4 pts
55	Northbrook, IL	40	+0.2 pts
56	Boulder, CO	39.9	-0.3 pts
57	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	39.3	+1.9 pts
58	Moraga, CA	39	+1 pts
59	Sunnyvale, CA	38.9	+1 pts
60	Coral Gables, FL	38.8	+1.4 pts
61	Oak Park, IL	38.6	-0.2 pts
62	Oxford, OH	38.6	+0.4 pts
63	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	38.5	+2.7 pts
64	Upper Arlington, OH	38.4	+2 pts
65	Highland Park, NJ	38.2	-2.1 pts
66	Mountain Brook, AL	38.2	+0.8 pts
67	Glen Rock, NJ	38.2	+1.3 pts
68	Lafayette, CA	38	+1.6 pts
69	Beverly Hills, MI	37.9	+0.6 pts
70	Redmond, WA	37.9	+1.5 pts
71	Summit, NJ	37.9	-0.5 pts
72	Rockville, MD	37.8	+0.3 pts
73	Garden City, NY	37.8	-0.2 pts
74	San Carlos, CA	37.7	+0.8 pts
75	Urbana, IL	37.6	+2.6 pts
76	Beachwood, OH	37.5	0 pts
77	Highland Park, IL	37.5	-1.3 pts
78	Mill Valley, CA	37.4	+0.1 pts
78	Superior, CO	37.4	+1.1 pts
80	Ridgewood, NJ	37.4	+1.6 pts
81	Takoma Park, MD	37.4	-1.1 pts
82	Manhattan Beach, CA	37.3	+0.9 pts
82	Montgomery, OH	37.3	-0.6 pts
84	East Lansing, MI	37.3	-0 pts
85	Westfield, NJ	37.2	+0.4 pts
86	Sammamish, WA	36.9	+0.6 pts
87	Los Gatos, CA	36.7	+0.6 pts
88	Franklin Lakes, NJ	36.2	+0.4 pts
89	Chesterfield, MO	36	-0.1 pts
90	Dublin, OH	35.9	+0.4 pts
91	Leawood, KS	35.8	-0.6 pts
92	University Heights, OH	35.8	+1.6 pts
93	Burr Ridge, IL	35.6	-1.1 pts
94	Greenwood Village, CO	35.6	+1.4 pts
95	Athens, OH	35.5	-1 pts
95	Davidson, NC	35.5	+2.3 pts
97	Bainbridge Island, WA	35.4	+0.6 pts
98	Franklin Park, PA	35.4	+0.4 pts
99	Powell, OH	35.3	+2.6 pts
100	Bellevue, WA	35.2	+0.4 pts
101	Sierra Madre, CA	34.9	+2 pts
102	Bexley, OH	34.9	-2.1 pts
103	Webster Groves, MO	34.8	+0.9 pts
104	Western Springs, IL	34.8	-0.5 pts
105	Beverly Hills, CA	34.8	+3.4 pts
106	Bloomington, IN	34.7	+1.2 pts
107	Emeryville, CA	34.7	+2 pts
108	Morrisville, NC	34.6	+1.4 pts
109	Alexandria, VA	34.4	+0.1 pts
110	Hudson, OH	34.4	-0.2 pts
110	Paradise Valley, AZ	34.4	+0.3 pts
112	Louisville, CO	34.3	+2.4 pts
113	Clemson, SC	34.2	-3 pts
114	Worthington, OH	34.2	+0.7 pts
115	Northampton, MA	34.1	-0.8 pts
116	Calabasas, CA	33.9	+1.1 pts
116	Grosse Pointe Park, MI	33.9	-0.4 pts
118	Santa Clara, CA	33.9	-0.3 pts
119	Belmont, CA	33.9	+0.7 pts
120	Parkland, FL	33.8	-0.8 pts
121	South Pasadena, CA	33.7	-2.8 pts
122	Creve Coeur, MO	33.7	-0.5 pts
122	Glenview, IL	33.7	-0.9 pts
124	Lake Oswego, OR	33.6	+0.2 pts
125	Rochester, MI	33.6	-0.3 pts
126	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	33.5	+1.2 pts
127	Somerville, MA	33.4	+1.4 pts
128	Charlottesville, VA	33.4	+2.5 pts
128	Larkspur, CA	33.4	-0.2 pts
130	Edgewater, NJ	33.2	-0.1 pts
131	Southlake, TX	33.2	-0.2 pts
132	Brentwood, TN	33.1	+0.2 pts
133	Germantown, TN	33	-0.3 pts
134	Hoboken, NJ	33	+0.7 pts
134	Naperville, IL	33	+1.4 pts
136	Cary, NC	32.9	+0.8 pts
137	New Albany, OH	32.7	-0.6 pts
138	University City, MO	32.6	+1.4 pts
139	New Providence, NJ	32.6	-1.6 pts
140	El Cerrito, CA	32.6	+0.5 pts
141	Homewood, AL	32.6	+1.5 pts
142	Pleasanton, CA	32.5	+0.5 pts
143	Tarrytown, NY	32.5	-1.8 pts
144	Dunwoody, GA	32.4	+1.1 pts
145	Newcastle, WA	32.3	+0.1 pts
146	Morgantown, WV	32.3	-0.9 pts
147	Milton, GA	32.3	-0 pts
148	San Ramon, CA	32.2	+0.4 pts
149	Zionsville, IN	32.2	+2.7 pts
150	Carmel, IN	32	-0.4 pts
151	Metuchen, NJ	31.9	+1.8 pts
152	Cleveland Heights, OH	31.8	+1.1 pts
152	Mequon, WI	31.8	-2 pts
154	Coronado, CA	31.8	+0.4 pts
155	Grosse Pointe Woods, MI	31.7	+1.7 pts
156	Solon, OH	31.7	+1 pts
157	Dublin, CA	31.6	+0.7 pts
158	Johns Creek, GA	31.6	+0.4 pts
159	Alpharetta, GA	31.5	+0.1 pts
159	Florham Park, NJ	31.5	-2.7 pts
161	Hermosa Beach, CA	31.5	+1.2 pts
162	Brookhaven, GA	31.5	-0.8 pts
163	Burlingame, CA	31.4	+1.6 pts
164	Troy, MI	31.4	+0.7 pts
165	Vernon Hills, IL	31.4	+1.3 pts
166	Edina, MN	31.3	+0.6 pts
167	Miami Shores, FL	31.3	+4.2 pts
168	Glen Ellyn, IL	31.3	+0.9 pts
169	Irvine, CA	31.2	-0.1 pts
170	Coppell, TX	31.2	-0.7 pts
171	Prairie Village, KS	31.1	0 pts
172	Auburn, AL	31	+1.3 pts
173	Weston, FL	31	+0.8 pts
174	Culver City, CA	30.9	+2.3 pts
175	Lone Tree, CO	30.9	-1 pts
176	Ames, IA	30.9	+0.3 pts
177	Claremont, CA	30.9	+1 pts
178	Golden, CO	30.9	+1.3 pts
179	Champaign, IL	30.8	-0 pts
180	Kirkwood, MO	30.8	+2.1 pts
181	Madison, NJ	30.8	-1.3 pts
182	Pullman, WA	30.7	-2.2 pts
183	Lebanon, NH	30.6	+1.8 pts
183	Rockville Centre, NY	30.6	+0.2 pts
185	Walnut Creek, CA	30.6	-1.1 pts
186	Ashland, OR	30.5	-0.1 pts
187	Issaquah, WA	30.5	+1.4 pts
188	Mendota Heights, MN	30.2	+1.9 pts
189	Tega Cay, SC	30.2	-2.1 pts
190	Fremont, CA	30.2	+0.5 pts
191	Sandy Springs, GA	30.1	+2.4 pts
192	Libertyville, IL	30	-1.5 pts
193	Seattle, WA	30	+0.6 pts
194	Corvallis, OR	29.9	-0.4 pts
195	Middleton, WI	29.7	+0.9 pts
196	Fairfax, VA	29.7	+0.7 pts
197	Fort Lee, NJ	29.6	+1.1 pts
198	Madison, AL	29.6	+0.1 pts
199	Iowa City, IA	29.6	+0.2 pts
200	Winter Park, FL	29.6	-0.5 pts
201	Rocky River, OH	29.6	+0.8 pts
202	Santa Monica, CA	29.4	+0.1 pts
203	Rolesville, NC	29.4	+2.9 pts
204	Danville, CA	29.4	+0.8 pts
205	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	29.3	+5 pts
206	San Anselmo, CA	29.2	+1.4 pts
207	Buffalo Grove, IL	29.2	+0.4 pts
208	White Plains, NY	28.9	+0.6 pts
209	Pacific Grove, CA	28.8	+0.6 pts
210	Blue Ash, OH	28.8	+0.8 pts
210	Solana Beach, CA	28.8	+0.6 pts
212	Lake Forest Park, WA	28.7	+0.8 pts
213	Novi, MI	28.6	-0.7 pts
214	Elmhurst, IL	28.6	-0.2 pts
215	Fair Lawn, NJ	28.6	+0.4 pts
215	Vestavia Hills, AL	28.6	-2.8 pts
217	Newport Beach, CA	28.5	+0.6 pts
218	Palmetto Bay, FL	28.5	-0.4 pts
219	Hyattsville, MD	28.5	+2.6 pts
220	Newburyport, MA	28.4	+0.6 pts
220	Santa Cruz, CA	28.4	+0.1 pts
222	Boone, NC	28.4	+0.8 pts
223	Laguna Beach, CA	28.3	-0.4 pts
223	Secaucus, NJ	28.3	+0.9 pts
225	Melrose, MA	28.3	+0.2 pts
226	Monument, CO	28.3	+5.7 pts
227	Erie, CO	28.3	+0.2 pts
228	Great Neck, NY	28.1	-0.6 pts
228	Ramsey, NJ	28.1	+3.1 pts
230	Encinitas, CA	28.1	+0.7 pts
231	La Grange, IL	28.1	+0.1 pts
232	Laramie, WY	28	-0.5 pts
233	Brookfield, WI	28	+1.5 pts
234	Madison, MS	27.8	-1.5 pts
235	Agoura Hills, CA	27.8	+0.2 pts
236	Saratoga Springs, NY	27.8	-1.4 pts
236	Woodinville, WA	27.8	+2.1 pts
238	Rochester Hills, MI	27.7	+0.4 pts
239	Apex, NC	27.6	0 pts
240	College Station, TX	27.6	-1.3 pts
241	South Burlington, VT	27.6	+1.8 pts
242	Murrysville, PA	27.5	+1.5 pts
243	Burlington, VT	27.5	+1.3 pts
244	Farmington Hills, MI	27.5	+0.5 pts
245	Frisco, TX	27.4	+0.2 pts
246	Colleyville, TX	27.4	-0.5 pts
246	Waltham, MA	27.4	+0.3 pts
248	Timnath, CO	27.4	+0.3 pts
249	Starkville, MS	27.3	+3.1 pts
250	Newark, DE	27.3	-0.1 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. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/us-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023}},
  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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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