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

All 58 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `high_school_graduate_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/massachusetts-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Newburyport, MA | 97.7 |
| 2 | Franklin Town, MA | 97.6 |
| 3 | Newton, MA | 97.4 |
| 4 | Amherst Town, MA | 96.9 |
| 5 | Beverly, MA | 96.4 |
| 6 | Cambridge, MA | 96.1 |
| 7 | Amesbury, MA | 95.7 |
| 8 | North Attleborough Town, MA | 95.6 |
| 9 | Agawam Town, MA | 95.5 |
| 10 | Melrose, MA | 95.3 |
| 11 | Watertown, MA | 95.1 |
| 12 | Woburn, MA | 94.9 |
| 13 | Northampton, MA | 94.9 |
| 14 | Weymouth Town, MA | 94.8 |
| 15 | Barnstable Town, MA | 94 |
| 16 | Medford, MA | 93.6 |
| 17 | Winthrop Town, MA | 93.6 |
| 18 | Greenfield, MA | 93.6 |
| 19 | Gloucester, MA | 93.5 |
| 20 | Waltham, MA | 93.3 |
| 21 | Westfield, MA | 93.2 |
| 22 | Bridgewater Town, MA | 93.2 |
| 23 | Braintree Town, MA | 92.9 |
| 24 | Somerville, MA | 92.9 |
| 25 | Easthampton, MA | 92.7 |
| 26 | Pittsfield, MA | 92.4 |
| 27 | Salem, MA | 91.9 |
| 28 | Quincy, MA | 90.7 |
| 29 | North Adams, MA | 90.6 |
| 30 | Attleboro, MA | 90.5 |
| 31 | Haverhill, MA | 90.4 |
| 32 | Leominster, MA | 90.3 |
| 33 | Peabody, MA | 90.3 |
| 34 | Palmer Town, MA | 89.8 |
| 35 | Boston, MA | 88.9 |
| 36 | West Springfield Town, MA | 88.9 |
| 37 | Methuen, MA | 88.6 |
| 38 | Randolph Town, MA | 88.4 |
| 39 | Marlborough, MA | 87.9 |
| 40 | Framingham, MA | 87.1 |
| 41 | Gardner, MA | 87 |
| 42 | Fitchburg, MA | 86.8 |
| 43 | Chicopee, MA | 86.4 |
| 44 | Malden, MA | 86 |
| 45 | Worcester, MA | 85.7 |
| 46 | Taunton, MA | 85.6 |
| 47 | Lowell, MA | 82.9 |
| 48 | Brockton, MA | 82.1 |
| 48 | Southbridge Town, MA | 82.1 |
| 50 | Revere, MA | 81.9 |
| 51 | Springfield, MA | 79.9 |
| 52 | Everett, MA | 78.8 |
| 53 | Holyoke, MA | 78.7 |
| 54 | Lynn, MA | 77.9 |
| 55 | New Bedford, MA | 76.7 |
| 56 | Fall River, MA | 76.5 |
| 57 | Lawrence, MA | 72.5 |
| 58 | Chelsea, MA | 70.3 |