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

Newburyport, MA had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 54 cities in 2023, at 97.6%. Chelsea, MA had the lowest, at 69.1%. The median was 90.4% and the figure for Massachusetts was 91.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.6Newburyport, MA
Lowest69.1Chelsea, MA
Median90.454 cities
Massachusetts91.4History

All cities, 2023

Newburyport, MA: 97.6 %Newburyport, MA97.6Newton, MA: 97.4 %Newton, MA97.4Franklin Town, MA: 97.2 %Franklin Town, MA97.2Amherst Town, MA: 97.1 %Amherst Town, MA97.1Beverly, MA: 96.6 %Beverly, MA96.6Cambridge, MA: 95.7 %Cambridge, MA95.7Weymouth Town, MA: 95.1 %Weymouth Town, MA95.1Winthrop Town, MA: 95 %Winthrop Town, MA95Melrose, MA: 95 %Melrose, MA95Northampton, MA: 94.9 %Northampton, MA94.9North Attleborough Town, MA: 94.8 %North Attleborough Town, MA94.8Agawam Town, MA: 94.6 %Agawam Town, MA94.6Woburn, MA: 94.4 %Woburn, MA94.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 94.2 %Bridgewater Town, MA94.2Gloucester, MA: 93.9 %Gloucester, MA93.9Barnstable Town, MA: 93.8 %Barnstable Town, MA93.8Braintree Town, MA: 93.2 %Braintree Town, MA93.2Somerville, MA: 93 %Somerville, MA93Medford, MA: 92.7 %Medford, MA92.7Waltham, MA: 92.6 %Waltham, MA92.6Pittsfield, MA: 92.5 %Pittsfield, MA92.5Westfield, MA: 92.2 %Westfield, MA92.2Greenfield, MA: 92 %Greenfield, MA92Salem, MA: 91.9 %Salem, MA91.9West Springfield Town, MA: 91 %West Springfield Town, MA91Peabody, MA: 90.6 %Peabody, MA90.6Haverhill, MA: 90.5 %Haverhill, MA90.5Leominster, MA: 90.3 %Leominster, MA90.3Quincy, MA: 90.1 %Quincy, MA90.1Attleboro, MA: 90 %Attleboro, MA90North Adams, MA: 89.4 %North Adams, MA89.4Marlborough, MA: 89.2 %Marlborough, MA89.2Boston, MA: 88.9 %Boston, MA88.9Palmer Town, MA: 88.4 %Palmer Town, MA88.4Framingham, MA: 88.4 %Framingham, MA88.4Randolph Town, MA: 87.8 %Randolph Town, MA87.8Malden, MA: 87.5 %Malden, MA87.5Gardner, MA: 87.4 %Gardner, MA87.4Fitchburg, MA: 87.4 %Fitchburg, MA87.4Chicopee, MA: 87 %Chicopee, MA87Worcester, MA: 85.7 %Worcester, MA85.7Taunton, MA: 84.8 %Taunton, MA84.8Lowell, MA: 83.3 %Lowell, MA83.3Revere, MA: 82.9 %Revere, MA82.9Brockton, MA: 81.8 %Brockton, MA81.8Southbridge Town, MA: 81.8 %Southbridge Town, MA81.8Everett, MA: 79.9 %Everett, MA79.9Springfield, MA: 79.8 %Springfield, MA79.8Holyoke, MA: 79.3 %Holyoke, MA79.3Lynn, MA: 78.4 %Lynn, MA78.4Fall River, MA: 76.8 %Fall River, MA76.8New Bedford, MA: 76.1 %New Bedford, MA76.1Lawrence, MA: 72.8 %Lawrence, MA72.8Chelsea, MA: 69.1 %Chelsea, MA69.1Newburyport, MA: 97.6 %Newburyport, MA97.6Newton, MA: 97.4 %Newton, MA97.4Franklin Town, MA: 97.2 %Franklin Town, MA97.2Amherst Town, MA: 97.1 %Amherst Town, MA97.1Beverly, MA: 96.6 %Beverly, MA96.6Cambridge, MA: 95.7 %Cambridge, MA95.7Weymouth Town, MA: 95.1 %Weymouth Town, MA95.1Winthrop Town, MA: 95 %Winthrop Town, MA95Melrose, MA: 95 %Melrose, MA95Northampton, MA: 94.9 %Northampton, MA94.9North Attleborough Town, MA: 94.8 %North Attleborough Town, MA94.8Agawam Town, MA: 94.6 %Agawam Town, MA94.6Woburn, MA: 94.4 %Woburn, MA94.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 94.2 %Bridgewater Town, MA94.2Gloucester, MA: 93.9 %Gloucester, MA93.9Barnstable Town, MA: 93.8 %Barnstable Town, MA93.8Braintree Town, MA: 93.2 %Braintree Town, MA93.2Somerville, MA: 93 %Somerville, MA93Medford, MA: 92.7 %Medford, MA92.7Waltham, MA: 92.6 %Waltham, MA92.6Pittsfield, MA: 92.5 %Pittsfield, MA92.5Westfield, MA: 92.2 %Westfield, MA92.2Greenfield, MA: 92 %Greenfield, MA92Salem, MA: 91.9 %Salem, MA91.9West Springfield Town, MA: 91 %West Springfield Town, MA91Peabody, MA: 90.6 %Peabody, MA90.6Haverhill, MA: 90.5 %Haverhill, MA90.5Leominster, MA: 90.3 %Leominster, MA90.3Quincy, MA: 90.1 %Quincy, MA90.1Attleboro, MA: 90 %Attleboro, MA90North Adams, MA: 89.4 %North Adams, MA89.4Marlborough, MA: 89.2 %Marlborough, MA89.2Boston, MA: 88.9 %Boston, MA88.9Palmer Town, MA: 88.4 %Palmer Town, MA88.4Framingham, MA: 88.4 %Framingham, MA88.4Randolph Town, MA: 87.8 %Randolph Town, MA87.8Malden, MA: 87.5 %Malden, MA87.5Gardner, MA: 87.4 %Gardner, MA87.4Fitchburg, MA: 87.4 %Fitchburg, MA87.4Chicopee, MA: 87 %Chicopee, MA87Worcester, MA: 85.7 %Worcester, MA85.7Taunton, MA: 84.8 %Taunton, MA84.8Lowell, MA: 83.3 %Lowell, MA83.3Revere, MA: 82.9 %Revere, MA82.9Brockton, MA: 81.8 %Brockton, MA81.8Southbridge Town, MA: 81.8 %Southbridge Town, MA81.8Everett, MA: 79.9 %Everett, MA79.9Springfield, MA: 79.8 %Springfield, MA79.8Holyoke, MA: 79.3 %Holyoke, MA79.3Lynn, MA: 78.4 %Lynn, MA78.4Fall River, MA: 76.8 %Fall River, MA76.8New Bedford, MA: 76.1 %New Bedford, MA76.1Lawrence, MA: 72.8 %Lawrence, MA72.8Chelsea, MA: 69.1 %Chelsea, MA69.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Newburyport, MA97.6+0.4 pts
2Newton, MA97.4-0.1 pts
3Franklin Town, MA97.2-0.1 pts
4Amherst Town, MA97.1-0.8 pts
5Beverly, MA96.6-0.2 pts
6Cambridge, MA95.7+0.1 pts
7Weymouth Town, MA95.1+0.8 pts
8Winthrop Town, MA95-1.6 pts
9Melrose, MA95-0 pts
10Northampton, MA94.9+1 pts
11North Attleborough Town, MA94.8+0.3 pts
12Agawam Town, MA94.6-0.3 pts
13Woburn, MA94.4+0.6 pts
14Bridgewater Town, MA94.2-0.6 pts
15Gloucester, MA93.9-0.7 pts
16Barnstable Town, MA93.8+1 pts
17Braintree Town, MA93.2-0 pts
18Somerville, MA93+0.9 pts
19Medford, MA92.7-0.5 pts
20Waltham, MA92.6+0.1 pts
21Pittsfield, MA92.5-0.2 pts
22Westfield, MA92.2+2.4 pts
23Greenfield, MA92+0.6 pts
24Salem, MA91.9-0.4 pts
25West Springfield Town, MA91+0.2 pts
26Peabody, MA90.6-0.6 pts
27Haverhill, MA90.5+0.3 pts
28Leominster, MA90.30 pts
29Quincy, MA90.1+0.7 pts
30Attleboro, MA90-0.1 pts
31North Adams, MA89.4+1 pts
32Marlborough, MA89.2-0.8 pts
33Boston, MA88.9+0.5 pts
34Palmer Town, MA88.4+2 pts
35Framingham, MA88.4-1 pts
36Randolph Town, MA87.8+1.3 pts
37Malden, MA87.5+0.1 pts
38Gardner, MA87.4-0.8 pts
39Fitchburg, MA87.4+1.1 pts
40Chicopee, MA87+0.7 pts
41Worcester, MA85.7-0.3 pts
42Taunton, MA84.8+0.5 pts
43Lowell, MA83.3+0.5 pts
44Revere, MA82.9+0.1 pts
45Brockton, MA81.8+0.1 pts
46Southbridge Town, MA81.8+1.3 pts
47Everett, MA79.9-0.5 pts
48Springfield, MA79.8+0.3 pts
49Holyoke, MA79.3+0.4 pts
50Lynn, MA78.4+1.2 pts
51Fall River, MA76.8+1.2 pts
52New Bedford, MA76.1-0.2 pts
53Lawrence, MA72.8+1.1 pts
54Chelsea, MA69.1+1.6 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 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/massachusetts-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/massachusetts-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/massachusetts-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Newburyport, MA, with 97.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Chelsea, MA, with 69.1% in 2023.

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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 2023 and are not ranked.

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