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Citimeter Rankings

Most Educated Cities in the United States

U.S. metropolitan areas ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

100
Metros ranked
San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara
#1 ranked
54.8%
Bachelor's+ (#1)
RankMetropolitan AreaBachelor's+
1 San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa ClaraCA 54.8%
2 Washington–Arlington–AlexandriaDC-VA-MD-WV 53.8%
3 San Francisco–Oakland–FremontCA 52.4%
4 Durham–Chapel HillNC 52.3%
5 Boston–Cambridge–NewtonMA-NH 51.2%
6 Bridgeport–Stamford–DanburyCT 50.5%
7 Raleigh–CaryNC 50.2%
8 Austin–Round Rock–San MarcosTX 49.9%
9 MadisonWI 49.3%
10 Denver–Aurora–CentennialCO 48.4%
11 Seattle–Tacoma–BellevueWA 46.3%
12 Minneapolis–St. Paul–BloomingtonMN-WI 44.9%
13 New York–Newark–Jersey CityNY-NJ 43.5%
14 Provo–Orem–LehiUT 43.4%
15 Baltimore–Columbia–TowsonMD 43.3%
16 San Diego–Chula Vista–CarlsbadCA 42.1%
16 Portland–Vancouver–HillsboroOR-WA 42.1%
16 Hartford–West Hartford–East HartfordCT 42.1%
19 Atlanta–Sandy Springs–RoswellGA 41.5%
19 Philadelphia–Camden–WilmingtonPA-NJ-DE-MD 41.5%
21 New HavenCT 41.1%
22 Colorado SpringsCO 41.0%
23 Chicago–Naperville–ElginIL-IN 40.9%
23 Albany–Schenectady–TroyNY 40.9%
25 RichmondVA 40.2%
26 Charleston–North CharlestonSC 40.0%
27 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–FranklinTN 39.9%
28 ColumbusOH 39.4%
29 Kansas CityMO-KS 39.2%
30 OmahaNE-IA 39.1%
30 Des Moines–West Des MoinesIA 39.1%
32 Charlotte–Concord–GastoniaNC-SC 39.0%
32 WorcesterMA 39.0%
34 Milwaukee–WaukeshaWI 38.8%
35 Dallas–Fort Worth–ArlingtonTX 38.5%
36 Salt Lake City–MurrayUT 37.8%
36 Indianapolis–Carmel–GreenwoodIN 37.8%
36 RochesterNY 37.8%
39 Urban HonoluluHI 37.7%
40 St. LouisMO-IL 37.6%
41 Los Angeles–Long Beach–AnaheimCA 37.4%
41 PittsburghPA 37.4%
43 North Port–Bradenton–SarasotaFL 37.2%
44 CincinnatiOH-KY-IN 36.9%
45 Boise CityID 36.6%
46 Sacramento–Roseville–FolsomCA 36.3%
47 TucsonAZ 35.9%
48 Orlando–Kissimmee–SanfordFL 35.8%
49 Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–VenturaCA 35.7%
50 Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm BeachFL 35.6%
50 Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–NewburghNY 35.6%
52 Houston–Pasadena–The WoodlandsTX 35.4%
52 Harrisburg–CarlislePA 35.4%
52 Grand Rapids–Wyoming–KentwoodMI 35.4%
55 Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport NewsVA-NC 35.1%
55 JacksonvilleFL 35.1%
55 Buffalo–CheektowagaNY 35.1%
58 Providence–WarwickRI-MA 35.0%
58 ColumbiaSC 35.0%
58 AlbuquerqueNM 35.0%
58 Fayetteville–Springdale–RogersAR 35.0%
62 Phoenix–Mesa–ChandlerAZ 34.6%
63 AkronOH 34.5%
64 OgdenUT 34.2%
64 SyracuseNY 34.2%
66 Detroit–Warren–DearbornMI 34.1%
67 Tampa–St. Petersburg–ClearwaterFL 34.0%
68 Greenville–Anderson–GreerSC 33.7%
69 Palm Bay–Melbourne–TitusvilleFL 33.5%
70 Oklahoma CityOK 33.4%
70 ClevelandOH 33.4%
72 BirminghamAL 33.2%
73 New Orleans–MetairieLA 33.0%
74 Little Rock–North Little Rock–ConwayAR 32.9%
75 Allentown–Bethlehem–EastonPA-NJ 32.7%
76 Louisville/Jefferson CountyKY-IN 32.1%
77 Dayton–Kettering–BeavercreekOH 32.0%
78 San Antonio–New BraunfelsTX 31.9%
78 KnoxvilleTN 31.9%
80 JacksonMS 31.6%
81 WichitaKS 31.5%
82 Greensboro–High PointNC 31.4%
83 ChattanoogaTN-GA 31.3%
84 Spokane–Spokane ValleyWA 31.2%
85 Cape Coral–Fort MyersFL 30.8%
86 MemphisTN-MS-AR 30.7%
87 Baton RougeLA 30.0%
88 TulsaOK 29.8%
89 Winston-SalemNC 29.6%
89 ToledoOH 29.6%
91 Augusta-Richmond CountyGA-SC 28.8%
92 Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond BeachFL 27.8%
93 Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las VegasNV 27.3%
94 El PasoTX 25.3%
95 Riverside–San Bernardino–OntarioCA 24.1%
96 FresnoCA 22.9%
97 Lakeland–Winter HavenFL 22.6%
98 Stockton–LodiCA 21.6%
99 McAllen–Edinburg–MissionTX 20.3%
100 Bakersfield–DelanoCA 18.6%
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