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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 97 cities in 2022, at 42.5%. Waupun, WI had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 11.5% and the figure for Wisconsin was 11%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.5Whitefish Bay, WI
Lowest4.1Waupun, WI
Median11.597 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2022

Whitefish Bay, WI: 42.5 %Whitefish Bay, WI42.5Shorewood, WI: 41.5 %Shorewood, WI41.5Mequon, WI: 33.8 %Mequon, WI33.8Middleton, WI: 28.8 %Middleton, WI28.8Brookfield, WI: 26.5 %Brookfield, WI26.5Madison, WI: 25.6 %Madison, WI25.6Wauwatosa, WI: 25 %Wauwatosa, WI25Fitchburg, WI: 24.5 %Fitchburg, WI24.5Glendale, WI: 24.3 %Glendale, WI24.3Verona, WI: 21.9 %Verona, WI21.9Waunakee, WI: 21.4 %Waunakee, WI21.4Platteville, WI: 21.1 %Platteville, WI21.1Pewaukee, WI: 19.8 %Pewaukee, WI19.8Richfield, WI: 16.5 %Richfield, WI16.5Menomonee Falls, WI: 16.3 %Menomonee Falls, WI16.3Greendale, WI: 16.3 %Greendale, WI16.3Germantown, WI: 16.2 %Germantown, WI16.2Grafton, WI: 15.9 %Grafton, WI15.9Cedarburg, WI: 15.7 %Cedarburg, WI15.7Sun Prairie, WI: 15.7 %Sun Prairie, WI15.7Onalaska, WI: 15.5 %Onalaska, WI15.5Hobart, WI: 15.2 %Hobart, WI15.2New Berlin, WI: 15 %New Berlin, WI15La Crosse, WI: 14.9 %La Crosse, WI14.9Hartland, WI: 14.5 %Hartland, WI14.5Franklin, WI: 14.3 %Franklin, WI14.3Whitewater, WI: 14.2 %Whitewater, WI14.2Oregon, WI: 14.1 %Oregon, WI14.1River Falls, WI: 14.1 %River Falls, WI14.1Allouez, WI: 13.9 %Allouez, WI13.9Muskego, WI: 13.9 %Muskego, WI13.9Suamico, WI: 13.7 %Suamico, WI13.7Harrison, WI: 13.5 %Harrison, WI13.5Menomonie, WI: 13.2 %Menomonie, WI13.2Hudson, WI: 13.1 %Hudson, WI13.1Pleasant Prairie, WI: 12.9 %Pleasant Prairie, WI12.9Oconomowoc, WI: 12.9 %Oconomowoc, WI12.9Brown Deer, WI: 12.6 %Brown Deer, WI12.6Sussex, WI: 12.5 %Sussex, WI12.5DeForest, WI: 12.5 %DeForest, WI12.5Whitefish Bay, WI: 42.5 %Whitefish Bay, WI42.5Shorewood, WI: 41.5 %Shorewood, WI41.5Mequon, WI: 33.8 %Mequon, WI33.8Middleton, WI: 28.8 %Middleton, WI28.8Brookfield, WI: 26.5 %Brookfield, WI26.5Madison, WI: 25.6 %Madison, WI25.6Wauwatosa, WI: 25 %Wauwatosa, WI25Fitchburg, WI: 24.5 %Fitchburg, WI24.5Glendale, WI: 24.3 %Glendale, WI24.3Verona, WI: 21.9 %Verona, WI21.9Waunakee, WI: 21.4 %Waunakee, WI21.4Platteville, WI: 21.1 %Platteville, WI21.1Pewaukee, WI: 19.8 %Pewaukee, WI19.8Richfield, WI: 16.5 %Richfield, WI16.5Menomonee Falls, WI: 16.3 %Menomonee Falls, WI16.3Greendale, WI: 16.3 %Greendale, WI16.3Germantown, WI: 16.2 %Germantown, WI16.2Grafton, WI: 15.9 %Grafton, WI15.9Cedarburg, WI: 15.7 %Cedarburg, WI15.7Sun Prairie, WI: 15.7 %Sun Prairie, WI15.7Onalaska, WI: 15.5 %Onalaska, WI15.5Hobart, WI: 15.2 %Hobart, WI15.2New Berlin, WI: 15 %New Berlin, WI15La Crosse, WI: 14.9 %La Crosse, WI14.9Hartland, WI: 14.5 %Hartland, WI14.5Franklin, WI: 14.3 %Franklin, WI14.3Whitewater, WI: 14.2 %Whitewater, WI14.2Oregon, WI: 14.1 %Oregon, WI14.1River Falls, WI: 14.1 %River Falls, WI14.1Allouez, WI: 13.9 %Allouez, WI13.9Muskego, WI: 13.9 %Muskego, WI13.9Suamico, WI: 13.7 %Suamico, WI13.7Harrison, WI: 13.5 %Harrison, WI13.5Menomonie, WI: 13.2 %Menomonie, WI13.2Hudson, WI: 13.1 %Hudson, WI13.1Pleasant Prairie, WI: 12.9 %Pleasant Prairie, WI12.9Oconomowoc, WI: 12.9 %Oconomowoc, WI12.9Brown Deer, WI: 12.6 %Brown Deer, WI12.6Sussex, WI: 12.5 %Sussex, WI12.5DeForest, WI: 12.5 %DeForest, WI12.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Whitefish Bay, WI42.5+0.6 pts
2Shorewood, WI41.5+0.4 pts
3Mequon, WI33.8-1.5 pts
4Middleton, WI28.8+1.3 pts
5Brookfield, WI26.5-0.8 pts
6Madison, WI25.6-0.3 pts
7Wauwatosa, WI25-0.2 pts
8Fitchburg, WI24.5+0.7 pts
9Glendale, WI24.3+0.2 pts
10Verona, WI21.9+0.6 pts
11Waunakee, WI21.4+1.6 pts
12Platteville, WI21.1+1.8 pts
13Pewaukee, WI19.8-0.2 pts
14Richfield, WI16.5+1.4 pts
15Menomonee Falls, WI16.3+1 pts
16Greendale, WI16.3+1 pts
17Germantown, WI16.2+1.1 pts
18Grafton, WI15.9+0.1 pts
19Cedarburg, WI15.7-1.6 pts
19Sun Prairie, WI15.7+0.1 pts
21Onalaska, WI15.5+0.8 pts
22Hobart, WI15.2-1.5 pts
23New Berlin, WI15+0.1 pts
24La Crosse, WI14.9+1.1 pts
25Hartland, WI14.5+0.7 pts
26Franklin, WI14.3+1.2 pts
27Whitewater, WI14.2-2.2 pts
28Oregon, WI14.1+0.2 pts
29River Falls, WI14.1-0.2 pts
30Allouez, WI13.9+0.4 pts
30Muskego, WI13.9+2.1 pts
32Suamico, WI13.7+2.3 pts
33Harrison, WI13.5+0.9 pts
34Menomonie, WI13.2-1 pts
35Hudson, WI13.1-1.3 pts
36Pleasant Prairie, WI12.9+0.1 pts
37Oconomowoc, WI12.9+0.4 pts
38Brown Deer, WI12.6-0.7 pts
39Sussex, WI12.5-0.9 pts
40DeForest, WI12.5-0.4 pts
41Oak Creek, WI12.4+0.7 pts
42Waukesha, WI12+0.3 pts
43Windsor, WI11.9+0.6 pts
44Appleton, WI11.8+0.1 pts
44Caledonia, WI11.8+0.2 pts
46Stevens Point, WI11.7+0.7 pts
47Plover, WI11.7+1.8 pts
48Eau Claire, WI11.6+0.8 pts
49Ashwaubenon, WI11.50 pts
50Holmen, WI11.4-0.6 pts
51Wausau, WI11.2+0.1 pts
52Mount Pleasant, WI11.2-0.4 pts
53Stoughton, WI10.7-0.9 pts
54Burlington, WI10.6+0.1 pts
55Neenah, WI10.6+1.6 pts
56Kenosha, WI10.4-0.2 pts
57Salem Lakes, WI100 pts
58Howard, WI10+0.4 pts
59Greenville, WI9.9n/a
60De Pere, WI9.9-1.3 pts
61Greenfield, WI9.8+1 pts
62Marshfield, WI9.8-0.9 pts
62Reedsburg, WI9.8+1.7 pts
64West Bend, WI9.5+0.8 pts
65Milwaukee, WI9.5+0.3 pts
66Port Washington, WI9.4-0.6 pts
67Fox Crossing, WI9.3-0.9 pts
68Monroe, WI8.7+1.3 pts
69Oshkosh, WI8.6+0.6 pts
70Janesville, WI8.5+0.1 pts
71Superior, WI8.3-0.4 pts
72Hartford, WI8.1+0.2 pts
73Fort Atkinson, WI7.9+0.4 pts
74Marinette, WI7.8+1.5 pts
75Fond du Lac, WI7.4-0.1 pts
76Manitowoc, WI7.4+0.7 pts
77Beaver Dam, WI7.3+0.4 pts
78Little Chute, WI7+0.7 pts
79Cudahy, WI7-0.6 pts
80Green Bay, WI7+0.2 pts
81Weston, WI7-0.6 pts
82South Milwaukee, WI6.9-0.1 pts
83Kaukauna, WI6.8-0.1 pts
84Two Rivers, WI6.8-0.2 pts
85West Allis, WI6.7+0.3 pts
86Elkhorn, WI6.7-0.2 pts
87New Richmond, WI6.6+0.1 pts
88Sheboygan, WI6.6+0.3 pts
89Bellevue, WI6.4-1 pts
90Baraboo, WI6.3-0.1 pts
91Racine, WI6.1+0.5 pts
92Menasha, WI5.9-1.1 pts
93Chippewa Falls, WI5.9-0.8 pts
94Beloit, WI5.2+0.3 pts
95Watertown, WI5.1+0.1 pts
96Wisconsin Rapids, WI4.6+0.2 pts
97Waupun, WI4.1+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. 1 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) (Cities in Wisconsin 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), Cities in Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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). Cities in Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/wisconsin-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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): Cities in Wisconsin by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Whitefish Bay, WI, with 42.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Waupun, WI, with 4.1% in 2022.

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