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

Whitefish Bay, WI had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 96 cities in 2021, at 42%. Waupun, WI had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 11.3% and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42Whitefish Bay, WI
Lowest3.1Waupun, WI
Median11.396 cities
Wisconsin10.8History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Whitefish Bay, WI: 42 %Whitefish Bay, WI42Shorewood, WI: 41.1 %Shorewood, WI41.1Mequon, WI: 35.3 %Mequon, WI35.3Middleton, WI: 27.5 %Middleton, WI27.5Brookfield, WI: 27.3 %Brookfield, WI27.3Madison, WI: 26 %Madison, WI26Wauwatosa, WI: 25.2 %Wauwatosa, WI25.2Glendale, WI: 24.2 %Glendale, WI24.2Fitchburg, WI: 23.8 %Fitchburg, WI23.8Verona, WI: 21.3 %Verona, WI21.3Pewaukee, WI: 20 %Pewaukee, WI20Waunakee, WI: 19.9 %Waunakee, WI19.9Platteville, WI: 19.3 %Platteville, WI19.3Cedarburg, WI: 17.3 %Cedarburg, WI17.3Hobart, WI: 16.7 %Hobart, WI16.7Whitewater, WI: 16.4 %Whitewater, WI16.4Grafton, WI: 15.8 %Grafton, WI15.8Sun Prairie, WI: 15.6 %Sun Prairie, WI15.6Greendale, WI: 15.3 %Greendale, WI15.3Menomonee Falls, WI: 15.3 %Menomonee Falls, WI15.3Germantown, WI: 15.2 %Germantown, WI15.2Richfield, WI: 15.1 %Richfield, WI15.1New Berlin, WI: 14.9 %New Berlin, WI14.9Onalaska, WI: 14.8 %Onalaska, WI14.8Hudson, WI: 14.4 %Hudson, WI14.4River Falls, WI: 14.3 %River Falls, WI14.3Menomonie, WI: 14.2 %Menomonie, WI14.2Oregon, WI: 13.9 %Oregon, WI13.9La Crosse, WI: 13.8 %La Crosse, WI13.8Hartland, WI: 13.8 %Hartland, WI13.8Allouez, WI: 13.5 %Allouez, WI13.5Sussex, WI: 13.4 %Sussex, WI13.4Brown Deer, WI: 13.3 %Brown Deer, WI13.3Franklin, WI: 13.1 %Franklin, WI13.1DeForest, WI: 12.9 %DeForest, WI12.9Pleasant Prairie, WI: 12.9 %Pleasant Prairie, WI12.9Harrison, WI: 12.6 %Harrison, WI12.6Oconomowoc, WI: 12.5 %Oconomowoc, WI12.5Holmen, WI: 12 %Holmen, WI12Muskego, WI: 11.8 %Muskego, WI11.8Whitefish Bay, WI: 42 %Whitefish Bay, WI42Shorewood, WI: 41.1 %Shorewood, WI41.1Mequon, WI: 35.3 %Mequon, WI35.3Middleton, WI: 27.5 %Middleton, WI27.5Brookfield, WI: 27.3 %Brookfield, WI27.3Madison, WI: 26 %Madison, WI26Wauwatosa, WI: 25.2 %Wauwatosa, WI25.2Glendale, WI: 24.2 %Glendale, WI24.2Fitchburg, WI: 23.8 %Fitchburg, WI23.8Verona, WI: 21.3 %Verona, WI21.3Pewaukee, WI: 20 %Pewaukee, WI20Waunakee, WI: 19.9 %Waunakee, WI19.9Platteville, WI: 19.3 %Platteville, WI19.3Cedarburg, WI: 17.3 %Cedarburg, WI17.3Hobart, WI: 16.7 %Hobart, WI16.7Whitewater, WI: 16.4 %Whitewater, WI16.4Grafton, WI: 15.8 %Grafton, WI15.8Sun Prairie, WI: 15.6 %Sun Prairie, WI15.6Greendale, WI: 15.3 %Greendale, WI15.3Menomonee Falls, WI: 15.3 %Menomonee Falls, WI15.3Germantown, WI: 15.2 %Germantown, WI15.2Richfield, WI: 15.1 %Richfield, WI15.1New Berlin, WI: 14.9 %New Berlin, WI14.9Onalaska, WI: 14.8 %Onalaska, WI14.8Hudson, WI: 14.4 %Hudson, WI14.4River Falls, WI: 14.3 %River Falls, WI14.3Menomonie, WI: 14.2 %Menomonie, WI14.2Oregon, WI: 13.9 %Oregon, WI13.9La Crosse, WI: 13.8 %La Crosse, WI13.8Hartland, WI: 13.8 %Hartland, WI13.8Allouez, WI: 13.5 %Allouez, WI13.5Sussex, WI: 13.4 %Sussex, WI13.4Brown Deer, WI: 13.3 %Brown Deer, WI13.3Franklin, WI: 13.1 %Franklin, WI13.1DeForest, WI: 12.9 %DeForest, WI12.9Pleasant Prairie, WI: 12.9 %Pleasant Prairie, WI12.9Harrison, WI: 12.6 %Harrison, WI12.6Oconomowoc, WI: 12.5 %Oconomowoc, WI12.5Holmen, WI: 12 %Holmen, WI12Muskego, WI: 11.8 %Muskego, WI11.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Whitefish Bay, WI42
2Shorewood, WI41.1
3Mequon, WI35.3
4Middleton, WI27.5
5Brookfield, WI27.3
6Madison, WI26
7Wauwatosa, WI25.2
8Glendale, WI24.2
9Fitchburg, WI23.8
10Verona, WI21.3
11Pewaukee, WI20
12Waunakee, WI19.9
13Platteville, WI19.3
14Cedarburg, WI17.3
15Hobart, WI16.7
16Whitewater, WI16.4
17Grafton, WI15.8
18Sun Prairie, WI15.6
19Greendale, WI15.3
20Menomonee Falls, WI15.3
21Germantown, WI15.2
22Richfield, WI15.1
23New Berlin, WI14.9
24Onalaska, WI14.8
25Hudson, WI14.4
26River Falls, WI14.3
27Menomonie, WI14.2
28Oregon, WI13.9
29La Crosse, WI13.8
30Hartland, WI13.8
31Allouez, WI13.5
32Sussex, WI13.4
33Brown Deer, WI13.3
34Franklin, WI13.1
35DeForest, WI12.9
36Pleasant Prairie, WI12.9
37Harrison, WI12.6
38Oconomowoc, WI12.5
39Holmen, WI12
40Muskego, WI11.8
41Oak Creek, WI11.8
42Appleton, WI11.7
43Waukesha, WI11.6
44Caledonia, WI11.6
45Mount Pleasant, WI11.6
45Stoughton, WI11.6
47Ashwaubenon, WI11.5
48Suamico, WI11.4
49Windsor, WI11.3
50De Pere, WI11.2
51Wausau, WI11.2
52Stevens Point, WI11
53Eau Claire, WI10.8
54Marshfield, WI10.7
55Kenosha, WI10.7
56Burlington, WI10.6
57Fox Crossing, WI10.2
58Port Washington, WI10
59Salem Lakes, WI10
60Plover, WI9.9
61Howard, WI9.6
62Milwaukee, WI9.2
63Neenah, WI9
64Greenfield, WI8.7
65Superior, WI8.7
65West Bend, WI8.7
67Janesville, WI8.4
68Reedsburg, WI8.1
69Oshkosh, WI8
70Hartford, WI7.9
71Cudahy, WI7.6
72Fond du Lac, WI7.6
72Fort Atkinson, WI7.6
74Weston, WI7.5
75Monroe, WI7.4
76Bellevue, WI7.4
77Menasha, WI7.1
78Two Rivers, WI7
79Elkhorn, WI7
79South Milwaukee, WI7
81Kaukauna, WI6.9
82Beaver Dam, WI6.9
83Green Bay, WI6.8
84Manitowoc, WI6.8
85Chippewa Falls, WI6.7
86New Richmond, WI6.5
87West Allis, WI6.5
88Baraboo, WI6.4
89Little Chute, WI6.3
90Marinette, WI6.3
90Sheboygan, WI6.3
92Racine, WI5.6
93Watertown, WI5
94Beloit, WI4.9
95Wisconsin Rapids, WI4.5
96Waupun, WI3.1

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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. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Wisconsin by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Wisconsin by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/wisconsin-cities?period=2021. 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 Wisconsin by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/wisconsin-cities?period=2021.

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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 Wisconsin by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Whitefish Bay, WI, with 42% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Waupun, WI, with 3.1% in 2021.

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