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

Whitefish Bay, WI had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 98 cities in 2024, at 42.1%. Wisconsin Rapids, WI had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 11.3% and the figure for Wisconsin was 11.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.1Whitefish Bay, WI
Lowest3.9Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Median11.398 cities
Wisconsin11.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Whitefish Bay, WI: 42.1 %Whitefish Bay, WI42.1Shorewood, WI: 41.9 %Shorewood, WI41.9Mequon, WI: 31 %Mequon, WI31Middleton, WI: 30.3 %Middleton, WI30.3Brookfield, WI: 27.5 %Brookfield, WI27.5Wauwatosa, WI: 26.8 %Wauwatosa, WI26.8Madison, WI: 25.7 %Madison, WI25.7Glendale, WI: 24.1 %Glendale, WI24.1Fitchburg, WI: 23.6 %Fitchburg, WI23.6Verona, WI: 23.3 %Verona, WI23.3Waunakee, WI: 22.8 %Waunakee, WI22.8Platteville, WI: 21.6 %Platteville, WI21.6Pewaukee, WI: 21.5 %Pewaukee, WI21.5Cedarburg, WI: 18.1 %Cedarburg, WI18.1Sussex, WI: 18 %Sussex, WI18Sun Prairie, WI: 17.6 %Sun Prairie, WI17.6Onalaska, WI: 17.5 %Onalaska, WI17.5Greendale, WI: 16.9 %Greendale, WI16.9Grafton, WI: 16.6 %Grafton, WI16.6Germantown, WI: 16.5 %Germantown, WI16.5Menomonee Falls, WI: 16.5 %Menomonee Falls, WI16.5Hobart, WI: 16.4 %Hobart, WI16.4Richfield, WI: 16.1 %Richfield, WI16.1Hartland, WI: 15.8 %Hartland, WI15.8New Berlin, WI: 15.6 %New Berlin, WI15.6Suamico, WI: 15.3 %Suamico, WI15.3Franklin, WI: 15.1 %Franklin, WI15.1Muskego, WI: 15.1 %Muskego, WI15.1Whitewater, WI: 15 %Whitewater, WI15Allouez, WI: 14.9 %Allouez, WI14.9Harrison, WI: 14.6 %Harrison, WI14.6La Crosse, WI: 14.6 %La Crosse, WI14.6DeForest, WI: 14.5 %DeForest, WI14.5Menomonie, WI: 14.5 %Menomonie, WI14.5Oconomowoc, WI: 14.3 %Oconomowoc, WI14.3Hudson, WI: 13.9 %Hudson, WI13.9River Falls, WI: 13.6 %River Falls, WI13.6Pleasant Prairie, WI: 13.4 %Pleasant Prairie, WI13.4Oregon, WI: 13.1 %Oregon, WI13.1Ashwaubenon, WI: 12.8 %Ashwaubenon, WI12.8Whitefish Bay, WI: 42.1 %Whitefish Bay, WI42.1Shorewood, WI: 41.9 %Shorewood, WI41.9Mequon, WI: 31 %Mequon, WI31Middleton, WI: 30.3 %Middleton, WI30.3Brookfield, WI: 27.5 %Brookfield, WI27.5Wauwatosa, WI: 26.8 %Wauwatosa, WI26.8Madison, WI: 25.7 %Madison, WI25.7Glendale, WI: 24.1 %Glendale, WI24.1Fitchburg, WI: 23.6 %Fitchburg, WI23.6Verona, WI: 23.3 %Verona, WI23.3Waunakee, WI: 22.8 %Waunakee, WI22.8Platteville, WI: 21.6 %Platteville, WI21.6Pewaukee, WI: 21.5 %Pewaukee, WI21.5Cedarburg, WI: 18.1 %Cedarburg, WI18.1Sussex, WI: 18 %Sussex, WI18Sun Prairie, WI: 17.6 %Sun Prairie, WI17.6Onalaska, WI: 17.5 %Onalaska, WI17.5Greendale, WI: 16.9 %Greendale, WI16.9Grafton, WI: 16.6 %Grafton, WI16.6Germantown, WI: 16.5 %Germantown, WI16.5Menomonee Falls, WI: 16.5 %Menomonee Falls, WI16.5Hobart, WI: 16.4 %Hobart, WI16.4Richfield, WI: 16.1 %Richfield, WI16.1Hartland, WI: 15.8 %Hartland, WI15.8New Berlin, WI: 15.6 %New Berlin, WI15.6Suamico, WI: 15.3 %Suamico, WI15.3Franklin, WI: 15.1 %Franklin, WI15.1Muskego, WI: 15.1 %Muskego, WI15.1Whitewater, WI: 15 %Whitewater, WI15Allouez, WI: 14.9 %Allouez, WI14.9Harrison, WI: 14.6 %Harrison, WI14.6La Crosse, WI: 14.6 %La Crosse, WI14.6DeForest, WI: 14.5 %DeForest, WI14.5Menomonie, WI: 14.5 %Menomonie, WI14.5Oconomowoc, WI: 14.3 %Oconomowoc, WI14.3Hudson, WI: 13.9 %Hudson, WI13.9River Falls, WI: 13.6 %River Falls, WI13.6Pleasant Prairie, WI: 13.4 %Pleasant Prairie, WI13.4Oregon, WI: 13.1 %Oregon, WI13.1Ashwaubenon, WI: 12.8 %Ashwaubenon, WI12.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Whitefish Bay, WI42.1-0.6 pts
2Shorewood, WI41.9-0.8 pts
3Mequon, WI31-0.9 pts
4Middleton, WI30.3+0.6 pts
5Brookfield, WI27.5-0.5 pts
6Wauwatosa, WI26.8+1.9 pts
7Madison, WI25.7+0.1 pts
8Glendale, WI24.1-0.6 pts
9Fitchburg, WI23.6-0.6 pts
10Verona, WI23.3+0.9 pts
11Waunakee, WI22.8+0.5 pts
12Platteville, WI21.60 pts
13Pewaukee, WI21.5+1.4 pts
14Cedarburg, WI18.1+1.9 pts
15Sussex, WI18+5.6 pts
16Sun Prairie, WI17.6+0.8 pts
17Onalaska, WI17.5+1.2 pts
18Greendale, WI16.9+0.7 pts
19Grafton, WI16.6+0.5 pts
20Germantown, WI16.5+1 pts
21Menomonee Falls, WI16.5-0 pts
22Hobart, WI16.4+1.8 pts
23Richfield, WI16.1-0.7 pts
24Hartland, WI15.8+1.8 pts
25New Berlin, WI15.6+0.6 pts
26Suamico, WI15.3+1.5 pts
27Franklin, WI15.1-0.5 pts
28Muskego, WI15.1+0.2 pts
29Whitewater, WI15-0.6 pts
30Allouez, WI14.9+0.4 pts
31Harrison, WI14.6+1.5 pts
32La Crosse, WI14.60 pts
33DeForest, WI14.5+1.3 pts
34Menomonie, WI14.5-0.2 pts
35Oconomowoc, WI14.3+1.1 pts
36Hudson, WI13.9+1.5 pts
37River Falls, WI13.6-1.7 pts
38Pleasant Prairie, WI13.4+0.8 pts
39Oregon, WI13.1+0.8 pts
40Ashwaubenon, WI12.8-0.6 pts
41Windsor, WI12.8+1.4 pts
42Lisbon, WI12.8n/a
43Neenah, WI12.6+0.1 pts
44Oak Creek, WI12.3+0.5 pts
45Burlington, WI12.3+0.4 pts
45Waukesha, WI12.3+0.4 pts
47Eau Claire, WI12.1+0.6 pts
48Appleton, WI11.7+0.4 pts
49Port Washington, WI11.4+0.6 pts
50Mount Pleasant, WI11.2+0.1 pts
51Stevens Point, WI11.2-0.5 pts
52Caledonia, WI11+0.8 pts
53Holmen, WI11-1.9 pts
54Greenville, WI10.8+0.1 pts
55Reedsburg, WI10.8+0.8 pts
56Greenfield, WI10.8+0.3 pts
57New Richmond, WI10.8+2 pts
58Wausau, WI10.7-0.3 pts
59Stoughton, WI10.5-1.2 pts
60Plover, WI10.5-0.3 pts
61Kenosha, WI10.1-0.8 pts
62Brown Deer, WI10.1-0.8 pts
63Milwaukee, WI9.8+0.4 pts
64West Bend, WI9.7+0.3 pts
65Salem Lakes, WI9.6+0.1 pts
66De Pere, WI9.4-1 pts
67Howard, WI9.2+0.2 pts
68Marshfield, WI9.1-0.3 pts
69Oshkosh, WI8.9+0.4 pts
70Fox Crossing, WI8.8-1.3 pts
71Janesville, WI8.5+0.2 pts
72South Milwaukee, WI8.4+1.2 pts
73Superior, WI8.3+0.8 pts
74Elkhorn, WI8.2+1.7 pts
75Bellevue, WI8.1+1.7 pts
76Fort Atkinson, WI7.9-0.4 pts
77Green Bay, WI7.9+0.8 pts
78Menasha, WI7.8+0.9 pts
79West Allis, WI7.7+0.3 pts
79Weston, WI7.7+0.7 pts
81Monroe, WI7.6-0 pts
82Hartford, WI7.6+0.1 pts
83Cudahy, WI7.4+0.6 pts
84Little Chute, WI7.3+1.8 pts
85Beaver Dam, WI7.3+0.3 pts
86Sheboygan, WI7.2+0.6 pts
87Fond du Lac, WI7-1 pts
87Manitowoc, WI7-0.3 pts
89Kaukauna, WI6.9-0.6 pts
90Marinette, WI6.7-0.3 pts
91Two Rivers, WI6.6+0.5 pts
92Baraboo, WI6.4-0.4 pts
93Racine, WI5.9-0.5 pts
94Chippewa Falls, WI5.5-1.4 pts
95Beloit, WI5.1+0.1 pts
96Watertown, WI4.7-0.1 pts
97Waupun, WI4+0.5 pts
98Wisconsin Rapids, WI3.9-0.6 pts

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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.

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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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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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Whitefish Bay, WI, with 42.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wisconsin Rapids, WI, with 3.9% in 2024.

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