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

Falls Church, VA had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 39 cities in 2024, at 51.8%. Hopewell, VA had the lowest, at 4.2%. The median was 14.4% and the figure for Virginia was 18.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51.8Falls Church, VA
Lowest4.2Hopewell, VA
Median14.439 cities
Virginia18.5History

All cities, 2024

Falls Church, VA: 51.8 %Falls Church, VA51.8Vienna, VA: 42.8 %Vienna, VA42.8Blacksburg, VA: 40.4 %Blacksburg, VA40.4Charlottesville, VA: 35.7 %Charlottesville, VA35.7Alexandria, VA: 34.8 %Alexandria, VA34.8Fairfax, VA: 29.5 %Fairfax, VA29.5Leesburg, VA: 23.8 %Leesburg, VA23.8Herndon, VA: 22.8 %Herndon, VA22.8Williamsburg, VA: 22.5 %Williamsburg, VA22.5Christiansburg, VA: 21.1 %Christiansburg, VA21.1Fredericksburg, VA: 20.3 %Fredericksburg, VA20.3Richmond, VA: 18.9 %Richmond, VA18.9Harrisonburg, VA: 18.7 %Harrisonburg, VA18.7Radford, VA: 18.7 %Radford, VA18.7Warrenton, VA: 17.1 %Warrenton, VA17.1Poquoson, VA: 16.4 %Poquoson, VA16.4Staunton, VA: 16.3 %Staunton, VA16.3Lynchburg, VA: 15.5 %Lynchburg, VA15.5Virginia Beach, VA: 15.5 %Virginia Beach, VA15.5Chesapeake, VA: 14.4 %Chesapeake, VA14.4Norfolk, VA: 14.1 %Norfolk, VA14.1Salem, VA: 13.6 %Salem, VA13.6Winchester, VA: 13.5 %Winchester, VA13.5Suffolk, VA: 13.1 %Suffolk, VA13.1Manassas, VA: 12.6 %Manassas, VA12.6Manassas Park, VA: 11.9 %Manassas Park, VA11.9Roanoke, VA: 11.5 %Roanoke, VA11.5Culpeper, VA: 11.5 %Culpeper, VA11.5Newport News, VA: 11.5 %Newport News, VA11.5Hampton, VA: 11 %Hampton, VA11Colonial Heights, VA: 10.2 %Colonial Heights, VA10.2Petersburg, VA: 10.2 %Petersburg, VA10.2Waynesboro, VA: 9.6 %Waynesboro, VA9.6Bristol, VA: 9.3 %Bristol, VA9.3Portsmouth, VA: 8.9 %Portsmouth, VA8.9Danville, VA: 8.4 %Danville, VA8.4Martinsville, VA: 8.2 %Martinsville, VA8.2Front Royal, VA: 5.5 %Front Royal, VA5.5Hopewell, VA: 4.2 %Hopewell, VA4.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Falls Church, VA51.8+2 pts
2Vienna, VA42.8-0.3 pts
3Blacksburg, VA40.4-0.7 pts
4Charlottesville, VA35.7+2.3 pts
5Alexandria, VA34.8+0.4 pts
6Fairfax, VA29.5-0.2 pts
7Leesburg, VA23.8+1.9 pts
8Herndon, VA22.8+1.9 pts
9Williamsburg, VA22.5+0.2 pts
10Christiansburg, VA21.1-0.7 pts
11Fredericksburg, VA20.3+0.3 pts
12Richmond, VA18.9+0.8 pts
13Harrisonburg, VA18.7+1.3 pts
14Radford, VA18.7-1.8 pts
15Warrenton, VA17.1+2.8 pts
16Poquoson, VA16.4-1.7 pts
17Staunton, VA16.3+0.3 pts
18Lynchburg, VA15.5+0.6 pts
18Virginia Beach, VA15.5+0.1 pts
20Chesapeake, VA14.4+0.4 pts
21Norfolk, VA14.1+0.7 pts
22Salem, VA13.6+0.5 pts
23Winchester, VA13.5-0.1 pts
24Suffolk, VA13.1+0.5 pts
25Manassas, VA12.6+0.3 pts
26Manassas Park, VA11.9+1.6 pts
27Roanoke, VA11.5+0.3 pts
28Culpeper, VA11.5+0.1 pts
29Newport News, VA11.5+0.1 pts
30Hampton, VA11+0.7 pts
31Colonial Heights, VA10.2-0.8 pts
32Petersburg, VA10.2+0.6 pts
33Waynesboro, VA9.6-1.1 pts
34Bristol, VA9.3-0.6 pts
35Portsmouth, VA8.9+0.6 pts
36Danville, VA8.4+1.1 pts
37Martinsville, VA8.2-0.2 pts
38Front Royal, VA5.5+0.1 pts
39Hopewell, VA4.2+0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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) (Cities in Virginia 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), Cities in Virginia 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/virginia-cities. 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). Cities in Virginia by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/virginia-cities.

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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), Cities in Virginia by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/virginia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Falls Church, VA, with 51.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hopewell, VA, with 4.2% in 2024.

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