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Cities in Massachusetts by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

Newburyport, MA had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 58 cities in 2024, at 97.7%. Chelsea, MA had the lowest, at 70.3%. The median was 90.6% and the figure for Massachusetts was 91.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.7Newburyport, MA
Lowest70.3Chelsea, MA
Median90.658 cities
Massachusetts91.4History

All cities, 2024

Newburyport, MA: 97.7 %Newburyport, MA97.7Franklin Town, MA: 97.6 %Franklin Town, MA97.6Newton, MA: 97.4 %Newton, MA97.4Amherst Town, MA: 96.9 %Amherst Town, MA96.9Beverly, MA: 96.4 %Beverly, MA96.4Cambridge, MA: 96.1 %Cambridge, MA96.1Amesbury, MA: 95.7 %Amesbury, MA95.7North Attleborough Town, MA: 95.6 %North Attleborough Town, MA95.6Agawam Town, MA: 95.5 %Agawam Town, MA95.5Melrose, MA: 95.3 %Melrose, MA95.3Watertown, MA: 95.1 %Watertown, MA95.1Woburn, MA: 94.9 %Woburn, MA94.9Northampton, MA: 94.9 %Northampton, MA94.9Weymouth Town, MA: 94.8 %Weymouth Town, MA94.8Barnstable Town, MA: 94 %Barnstable Town, MA94Medford, MA: 93.6 %Medford, MA93.6Winthrop Town, MA: 93.6 %Winthrop Town, MA93.6Greenfield, MA: 93.6 %Greenfield, MA93.6Gloucester, MA: 93.5 %Gloucester, MA93.5Waltham, MA: 93.3 %Waltham, MA93.3Westfield, MA: 93.2 %Westfield, MA93.2Bridgewater Town, MA: 93.2 %Bridgewater Town, MA93.2Braintree Town, MA: 92.9 %Braintree Town, MA92.9Somerville, MA: 92.9 %Somerville, MA92.9Easthampton, MA: 92.7 %Easthampton, MA92.7Pittsfield, MA: 92.4 %Pittsfield, MA92.4Salem, MA: 91.9 %Salem, MA91.9Quincy, MA: 90.7 %Quincy, MA90.7North Adams, MA: 90.6 %North Adams, MA90.6Attleboro, MA: 90.5 %Attleboro, MA90.5Haverhill, MA: 90.4 %Haverhill, MA90.4Leominster, MA: 90.3 %Leominster, MA90.3Peabody, MA: 90.3 %Peabody, MA90.3Palmer Town, MA: 89.8 %Palmer Town, MA89.8Boston, MA: 88.9 %Boston, MA88.9West Springfield Town, MA: 88.9 %West Springfield Town, MA88.9Methuen, MA: 88.6 %Methuen, MA88.6Randolph Town, MA: 88.4 %Randolph Town, MA88.4Marlborough, MA: 87.9 %Marlborough, MA87.9Framingham, MA: 87.1 %Framingham, MA87.1Gardner, MA: 87 %Gardner, MA87Fitchburg, MA: 86.8 %Fitchburg, MA86.8Chicopee, MA: 86.4 %Chicopee, MA86.4Malden, MA: 86 %Malden, MA86Worcester, MA: 85.7 %Worcester, MA85.7Taunton, MA: 85.6 %Taunton, MA85.6Lowell, MA: 82.9 %Lowell, MA82.9Brockton, MA: 82.1 %Brockton, MA82.1Southbridge Town, MA: 82.1 %Southbridge Town, MA82.1Revere, MA: 81.9 %Revere, MA81.9Springfield, MA: 79.9 %Springfield, MA79.9Everett, MA: 78.8 %Everett, MA78.8Holyoke, MA: 78.7 %Holyoke, MA78.7Lynn, MA: 77.9 %Lynn, MA77.9New Bedford, MA: 76.7 %New Bedford, MA76.7Fall River, MA: 76.5 %Fall River, MA76.5Lawrence, MA: 72.5 %Lawrence, MA72.5Chelsea, MA: 70.3 %Chelsea, MA70.3Newburyport, MA: 97.7 %Newburyport, MA97.7Franklin Town, MA: 97.6 %Franklin Town, MA97.6Newton, MA: 97.4 %Newton, MA97.4Amherst Town, MA: 96.9 %Amherst Town, MA96.9Beverly, MA: 96.4 %Beverly, MA96.4Cambridge, MA: 96.1 %Cambridge, MA96.1Amesbury, MA: 95.7 %Amesbury, MA95.7North Attleborough Town, MA: 95.6 %North Attleborough Town, MA95.6Agawam Town, MA: 95.5 %Agawam Town, MA95.5Melrose, MA: 95.3 %Melrose, MA95.3Watertown, MA: 95.1 %Watertown, MA95.1Woburn, MA: 94.9 %Woburn, MA94.9Northampton, MA: 94.9 %Northampton, MA94.9Weymouth Town, MA: 94.8 %Weymouth Town, MA94.8Barnstable Town, MA: 94 %Barnstable Town, MA94Medford, MA: 93.6 %Medford, MA93.6Winthrop Town, MA: 93.6 %Winthrop Town, MA93.6Greenfield, MA: 93.6 %Greenfield, MA93.6Gloucester, MA: 93.5 %Gloucester, MA93.5Waltham, MA: 93.3 %Waltham, MA93.3Westfield, MA: 93.2 %Westfield, MA93.2Bridgewater Town, MA: 93.2 %Bridgewater Town, MA93.2Braintree Town, MA: 92.9 %Braintree Town, MA92.9Somerville, MA: 92.9 %Somerville, MA92.9Easthampton, MA: 92.7 %Easthampton, MA92.7Pittsfield, MA: 92.4 %Pittsfield, MA92.4Salem, MA: 91.9 %Salem, MA91.9Quincy, MA: 90.7 %Quincy, MA90.7North Adams, MA: 90.6 %North Adams, MA90.6Attleboro, MA: 90.5 %Attleboro, MA90.5Haverhill, MA: 90.4 %Haverhill, MA90.4Leominster, MA: 90.3 %Leominster, MA90.3Peabody, MA: 90.3 %Peabody, MA90.3Palmer Town, MA: 89.8 %Palmer Town, MA89.8Boston, MA: 88.9 %Boston, MA88.9West Springfield Town, MA: 88.9 %West Springfield Town, MA88.9Methuen, MA: 88.6 %Methuen, MA88.6Randolph Town, MA: 88.4 %Randolph Town, MA88.4Marlborough, MA: 87.9 %Marlborough, MA87.9Framingham, MA: 87.1 %Framingham, MA87.1Gardner, MA: 87 %Gardner, MA87Fitchburg, MA: 86.8 %Fitchburg, MA86.8Chicopee, MA: 86.4 %Chicopee, MA86.4Malden, MA: 86 %Malden, MA86Worcester, MA: 85.7 %Worcester, MA85.7Taunton, MA: 85.6 %Taunton, MA85.6Lowell, MA: 82.9 %Lowell, MA82.9Brockton, MA: 82.1 %Brockton, MA82.1Southbridge Town, MA: 82.1 %Southbridge Town, MA82.1Revere, MA: 81.9 %Revere, MA81.9Springfield, MA: 79.9 %Springfield, MA79.9Everett, MA: 78.8 %Everett, MA78.8Holyoke, MA: 78.7 %Holyoke, MA78.7Lynn, MA: 77.9 %Lynn, MA77.9New Bedford, MA: 76.7 %New Bedford, MA76.7Fall River, MA: 76.5 %Fall River, MA76.5Lawrence, MA: 72.5 %Lawrence, MA72.5Chelsea, MA: 70.3 %Chelsea, MA70.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Newburyport, MA97.70 pts
2Franklin Town, MA97.6+0.5 pts
3Newton, MA97.40 pts
4Amherst Town, MA96.9-0.2 pts
5Beverly, MA96.4-0.2 pts
6Cambridge, MA96.1+0.3 pts
7Amesbury, MA95.7n/a
8North Attleborough Town, MA95.6+0.8 pts
9Agawam Town, MA95.5+1 pts
10Melrose, MA95.3+0.4 pts
11Watertown, MA95.1n/a
12Woburn, MA94.9+0.5 pts
13Northampton, MA94.9-0 pts
14Weymouth Town, MA94.8-0.3 pts
15Barnstable Town, MA94+0.2 pts
16Medford, MA93.6+0.9 pts
17Winthrop Town, MA93.6-1.4 pts
18Greenfield, MA93.6+1.6 pts
19Gloucester, MA93.5-0.4 pts
20Waltham, MA93.3+0.7 pts
21Westfield, MA93.2+1 pts
22Bridgewater Town, MA93.2-1.1 pts
23Braintree Town, MA92.9-0.3 pts
24Somerville, MA92.9-0 pts
25Easthampton, MA92.7n/a
26Pittsfield, MA92.4-0.1 pts
27Salem, MA91.9-0 pts
28Quincy, MA90.7+0.6 pts
29North Adams, MA90.6+1.3 pts
30Attleboro, MA90.5+0.6 pts
31Haverhill, MA90.4-0.1 pts
32Leominster, MA90.30 pts
33Peabody, MA90.3-0.3 pts
34Palmer Town, MA89.8+1.4 pts
35Boston, MA88.9-0 pts
36West Springfield Town, MA88.9-2.1 pts
37Methuen, MA88.6n/a
38Randolph Town, MA88.4+0.7 pts
39Marlborough, MA87.9-1.3 pts
40Framingham, MA87.1-1.3 pts
41Gardner, MA87-0.4 pts
42Fitchburg, MA86.8-0.6 pts
43Chicopee, MA86.4-0.6 pts
44Malden, MA86-1.5 pts
45Worcester, MA85.70 pts
46Taunton, MA85.6+0.7 pts
47Lowell, MA82.9-0.4 pts
48Brockton, MA82.1+0.3 pts
48Southbridge Town, MA82.1+0.4 pts
50Revere, MA81.9-1 pts
51Springfield, MA79.90 pts
52Everett, MA78.8-1.1 pts
53Holyoke, MA78.7-0.6 pts
54Lynn, MA77.9-0.4 pts
55New Bedford, MA76.7+0.6 pts
56Fall River, MA76.5-0.4 pts
57Lawrence, MA72.5-0.3 pts
58Chelsea, MA70.3+1.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, 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.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

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 high school diploma, GED or higher 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 high school diploma, GED or higher 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 Massachusetts by high school graduate or higher, 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 high school diploma, GED or higher 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 Massachusetts by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/massachusetts-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 high school diploma, GED or higher 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 Massachusetts by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/massachusetts-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 high school diploma, GED or higher 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 Massachusetts by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Newburyport, MA, with 97.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Chelsea, MA, with 70.3% in 2024.

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