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

Amherst Town, MA had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 54 cities in 2022, at 97.9%. Chelsea, MA had the lowest, at 67.5%. The median was 90.2% and the figure for Massachusetts was 91.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.9Amherst Town, MA
Lowest67.5Chelsea, MA
Median90.254 cities
Massachusetts91.2History

All cities, 2022

Amherst Town, MA: 97.9 %Amherst Town, MA97.9Newton, MA: 97.5 %Newton, MA97.5Franklin Town, MA: 97.2 %Franklin Town, MA97.2Newburyport, MA: 97.2 %Newburyport, MA97.2Beverly, MA: 96.7 %Beverly, MA96.7Winthrop Town, MA: 96.6 %Winthrop Town, MA96.6Cambridge, MA: 95.6 %Cambridge, MA95.6Melrose, MA: 95 %Melrose, MA95Agawam Town, MA: 94.9 %Agawam Town, MA94.9Bridgewater Town, MA: 94.8 %Bridgewater Town, MA94.8Gloucester, MA: 94.6 %Gloucester, MA94.6North Attleborough Town, MA: 94.5 %North Attleborough Town, MA94.5Weymouth Town, MA: 94.3 %Weymouth Town, MA94.3Northampton, MA: 93.9 %Northampton, MA93.9Woburn, MA: 93.8 %Woburn, MA93.8Braintree Town, MA: 93.3 %Braintree Town, MA93.3Medford, MA: 93.2 %Medford, MA93.2Barnstable Town, MA: 92.8 %Barnstable Town, MA92.8Pittsfield, MA: 92.7 %Pittsfield, MA92.7Waltham, MA: 92.5 %Waltham, MA92.5Salem, MA: 92.2 %Salem, MA92.2Somerville, MA: 92 %Somerville, MA92Greenfield, MA: 91.4 %Greenfield, MA91.4Peabody, MA: 91.2 %Peabody, MA91.2West Springfield Town, MA: 90.8 %West Springfield Town, MA90.8Leominster, MA: 90.3 %Leominster, MA90.3Haverhill, MA: 90.2 %Haverhill, MA90.2Attleboro, MA: 90.1 %Attleboro, MA90.1Marlborough, MA: 89.9 %Marlborough, MA89.9Westfield, MA: 89.8 %Westfield, MA89.8Framingham, MA: 89.4 %Framingham, MA89.4Quincy, MA: 89.3 %Quincy, MA89.3North Adams, MA: 88.4 %North Adams, MA88.4Boston, MA: 88.4 %Boston, MA88.4Gardner, MA: 88.2 %Gardner, MA88.2Malden, MA: 87.3 %Malden, MA87.3Palmer Town, MA: 86.5 %Palmer Town, MA86.5Randolph Town, MA: 86.5 %Randolph Town, MA86.5Chicopee, MA: 86.3 %Chicopee, MA86.3Fitchburg, MA: 86.3 %Fitchburg, MA86.3Worcester, MA: 85.9 %Worcester, MA85.9Taunton, MA: 84.3 %Taunton, MA84.3Lowell, MA: 82.8 %Lowell, MA82.8Revere, MA: 82.7 %Revere, MA82.7Brockton, MA: 81.8 %Brockton, MA81.8Southbridge Town, MA: 80.4 %Southbridge Town, MA80.4Everett, MA: 80.4 %Everett, MA80.4Springfield, MA: 79.6 %Springfield, MA79.6Holyoke, MA: 78.8 %Holyoke, MA78.8Lynn, MA: 77.2 %Lynn, MA77.2New Bedford, MA: 76.3 %New Bedford, MA76.3Fall River, MA: 75.7 %Fall River, MA75.7Lawrence, MA: 71.7 %Lawrence, MA71.7Chelsea, MA: 67.5 %Chelsea, MA67.5Amherst Town, MA: 97.9 %Amherst Town, MA97.9Newton, MA: 97.5 %Newton, MA97.5Franklin Town, MA: 97.2 %Franklin Town, MA97.2Newburyport, MA: 97.2 %Newburyport, MA97.2Beverly, MA: 96.7 %Beverly, MA96.7Winthrop Town, MA: 96.6 %Winthrop Town, MA96.6Cambridge, MA: 95.6 %Cambridge, MA95.6Melrose, MA: 95 %Melrose, MA95Agawam Town, MA: 94.9 %Agawam Town, MA94.9Bridgewater Town, MA: 94.8 %Bridgewater Town, MA94.8Gloucester, MA: 94.6 %Gloucester, MA94.6North Attleborough Town, MA: 94.5 %North Attleborough Town, MA94.5Weymouth Town, MA: 94.3 %Weymouth Town, MA94.3Northampton, MA: 93.9 %Northampton, MA93.9Woburn, MA: 93.8 %Woburn, MA93.8Braintree Town, MA: 93.3 %Braintree Town, MA93.3Medford, MA: 93.2 %Medford, MA93.2Barnstable Town, MA: 92.8 %Barnstable Town, MA92.8Pittsfield, MA: 92.7 %Pittsfield, MA92.7Waltham, MA: 92.5 %Waltham, MA92.5Salem, MA: 92.2 %Salem, MA92.2Somerville, MA: 92 %Somerville, MA92Greenfield, MA: 91.4 %Greenfield, MA91.4Peabody, MA: 91.2 %Peabody, MA91.2West Springfield Town, MA: 90.8 %West Springfield Town, MA90.8Leominster, MA: 90.3 %Leominster, MA90.3Haverhill, MA: 90.2 %Haverhill, MA90.2Attleboro, MA: 90.1 %Attleboro, MA90.1Marlborough, MA: 89.9 %Marlborough, MA89.9Westfield, MA: 89.8 %Westfield, MA89.8Framingham, MA: 89.4 %Framingham, MA89.4Quincy, MA: 89.3 %Quincy, MA89.3North Adams, MA: 88.4 %North Adams, MA88.4Boston, MA: 88.4 %Boston, MA88.4Gardner, MA: 88.2 %Gardner, MA88.2Malden, MA: 87.3 %Malden, MA87.3Palmer Town, MA: 86.5 %Palmer Town, MA86.5Randolph Town, MA: 86.5 %Randolph Town, MA86.5Chicopee, MA: 86.3 %Chicopee, MA86.3Fitchburg, MA: 86.3 %Fitchburg, MA86.3Worcester, MA: 85.9 %Worcester, MA85.9Taunton, MA: 84.3 %Taunton, MA84.3Lowell, MA: 82.8 %Lowell, MA82.8Revere, MA: 82.7 %Revere, MA82.7Brockton, MA: 81.8 %Brockton, MA81.8Southbridge Town, MA: 80.4 %Southbridge Town, MA80.4Everett, MA: 80.4 %Everett, MA80.4Springfield, MA: 79.6 %Springfield, MA79.6Holyoke, MA: 78.8 %Holyoke, MA78.8Lynn, MA: 77.2 %Lynn, MA77.2New Bedford, MA: 76.3 %New Bedford, MA76.3Fall River, MA: 75.7 %Fall River, MA75.7Lawrence, MA: 71.7 %Lawrence, MA71.7Chelsea, MA: 67.5 %Chelsea, MA67.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Amherst Town, MA97.9+0.4 pts
2Newton, MA97.50 pts
3Franklin Town, MA97.2-0.1 pts
4Newburyport, MA97.2-0.3 pts
5Beverly, MA96.7+0.8 pts
6Winthrop Town, MA96.6+1.3 pts
7Cambridge, MA95.60 pts
8Melrose, MA95-1.2 pts
9Agawam Town, MA94.9+0.8 pts
10Bridgewater Town, MA94.80 pts
11Gloucester, MA94.6+0.2 pts
12North Attleborough Town, MA94.5+0.2 pts
13Weymouth Town, MA94.3+0.6 pts
14Northampton, MA93.9+0.1 pts
15Woburn, MA93.80 pts
16Braintree Town, MA93.3+0.2 pts
17Medford, MA93.2-0.5 pts
18Barnstable Town, MA92.8-1 pts
19Pittsfield, MA92.7+0.2 pts
20Waltham, MA92.5-0.2 pts
21Salem, MA92.2-0.3 pts
22Somerville, MA92+0.6 pts
23Greenfield, MA91.4+0.4 pts
24Peabody, MA91.2+0.1 pts
25West Springfield Town, MA90.8+0.8 pts
26Leominster, MA90.3+0.2 pts
27Haverhill, MA90.2+0.1 pts
28Attleboro, MA90.1-0.2 pts
29Marlborough, MA89.9-0.4 pts
30Westfield, MA89.8+0.5 pts
31Framingham, MA89.4-1.2 pts
32Quincy, MA89.3+0.1 pts
33North Adams, MA88.4+0.7 pts
34Boston, MA88.4+0.2 pts
35Gardner, MA88.2-1 pts
36Malden, MA87.3-0.7 pts
37Palmer Town, MA86.5-1.1 pts
38Randolph Town, MA86.5+1.2 pts
39Chicopee, MA86.3-0 pts
40Fitchburg, MA86.3-2 pts
41Worcester, MA85.9+0.1 pts
42Taunton, MA84.3+0.8 pts
43Lowell, MA82.8+0.4 pts
44Revere, MA82.7-0.9 pts
45Brockton, MA81.8+1.1 pts
46Southbridge Town, MA80.4-2.1 pts
47Everett, MA80.4-1.1 pts
48Springfield, MA79.6+0.5 pts
49Holyoke, MA78.8+0.5 pts
50Lynn, MA77.2-0.2 pts
51New Bedford, MA76.3-0.2 pts
52Fall River, MA75.7+0.2 pts
53Lawrence, MA71.7+2 pts
54Chelsea, MA67.5-0.4 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. 4 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 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/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 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, 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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/massachusetts-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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/massachusetts-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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/massachusetts-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 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, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Amherst Town, MA, with 97.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Chelsea, MA, with 67.5% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 4 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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