Top 101 cities with the most people having Master's or Doctorate degrees (population 50,000+)
1.
Palo Alto, CA
(
housing
, pop. 58,598): 26.3%
2.
Bethesda, MD
(
housing
, pop. 55,277): 24.6%
3.
Brookline, MA
(
housing
, pop. 57,107): 23.5%
4.
Cambridge, MA
(
housing
, pop. 101,355): 21.3%
5.
Cupertino, CA
(
housing
, pop. 50,546): 20.8%
6.
Newton, MA
(
housing
, pop. 83,829): 19.2%
7.
Ann Arbor, MI
(
housing
, pop. 114,024): 18.7%
8.
Berkeley, CA
(
housing
, pop. 102,743): 18.1%
9.
Evanston, IL
(
housing
, pop. 74,239): 17.4%
10.
Mountain View, CA
(
housing
, pop. 70,708): 16.8%
11.
Reston, VA
(
housing
, pop. 56,407): 16.8%
12.
Arlington, VA
(
housing
, pop. 189,453): 16.8%
13.
Oak Park, IL
(
housing
, pop. 52,524): 16.1%
14.
Columbia, MD
(
housing
, pop. 88,254): 16.1%
15.
Southeast Marin, CA
(
housing
, pop. 52,094): 15.9%
16.
Catalina Foothills, AZ
(
housing
, pop. 53,794): 15.9%
17.
Boulder, CO
(
housing
, pop. 94,673): 15.7%
18.
Burke, VA
(
housing
, pop. 57,737): 15.1%
19.
Greenwich, CT
(
housing
, pop. 61,101): 14.8%
20.
Davis, CA
(
housing
, pop. 60,308): 14.8%
21.
Greenburgh, NY
(
housing
, pop. 86,764): 14.4%
22.
Sunnyvale, CA
(
housing
, pop. 131,760): 14.3%
23.
Alexandria, VA
(
housing
, pop. 128,283): 13.8%
24.
West Hartford, CT
(
housing
, pop. 63,589): 13.2%
25.
Santa Monica, CA
(
housing
, pop. 84,084): 13.1%
26.
Ellicott City, MD
(
housing
, pop. 56,397): 13.0%
27.
Cary, NC
(
housing
, pop. 94,536): 12.9%
28.
Naperville, IL
(
housing
, pop. 128,358): 12.5%
29.
Manhattan, NY
(
housing
, pop. 1,537,195): 12.5%
30.
Walnut Creek, CA
(
housing
, pop. 64,296): 12.3%
31.
Silver Spring, MD
(
housing
, pop. 76,540): 12.3%
32.
Irvine, CA
(
housing
, pop. 143,072): 12.1%
33.
Annandale, VA
(
housing
, pop. 54,994): 12.0%
34.
West Bloomfield Township, MI
(
housing
, pop. 64,862): 12.0%
35.
Troy, MI
(
housing
, pop. 80,959): 11.9%
36.
Bloomington, IN
(
housing
, pop. 69,291): 11.8%
37.
Ames, IA
(
housing
, pop. 50,731): 11.8%
38.
Fairfield, CT
(
housing
, pop. 57,340): 11.8%
39.
South Bay Cities, CA
(
housing
, pop. 131,712): 11.7%
40.
Amherst, NY
(
housing
, pop. 116,510): 11.7%
41.
Ross Valley, CA
(
housing
, pop. 59,662): 11.5%
42.
Wheaton, IL
(
housing
, pop. 55,416): 11.4%
43.
Palos Verdes, CA
(
housing
, pop. 89,786): 11.4%
44.
Clarkstown, NY
(
housing
, pop. 82,082): 11.4%
45.
Iowa City, IA
(
housing
, pop. 62,220): 11.3%
46.
Newport Beach, CA
(
housing
, pop. 70,032): 11.2%
47.
Gaithersburg, MD
(
housing
, pop. 52,613): 11.2%
48.
Bellevue, WA
(
housing
, pop. 109,569): 11.1%
49.
Towson, MD
(
housing
, pop. 51,793): 11.1%
50.
Encinitas, CA
(
housing
, pop. 58,014): 11.0%
51.
White Plains, NY
(
housing
, pop. 53,077): 10.7%
52.
Somerville, MA
(
housing
, pop. 77,478): 10.7%
53.
Rochester Hills, MI
(
housing
, pop. 68,825): 10.7%
54.
Issaquah Plateau, WA
(
housing
, pop. 50,237): 10.7%
55.
Farmington Hills, MI
(
housing
, pop. 82,111): 10.7%
56.
Sandy Springs, GA
(
housing
, pop. 85,781): 10.5%
57.
Madison, WI
(
housing
, pop. 208,054): 10.5%
58.
Redondo Beach, CA
(
housing
, pop. 63,261): 10.4%
59.
North Hempstead, NY
(
housing
, pop. 222,611): 10.3%
60.
Santa Fe, NM
(
housing
, pop. 62,203): 10.2%
61.
Columbia, MO
(
housing
, pop. 84,531): 10.2%
62.
Santa Clara, CA
(
housing
, pop. 102,361): 10.1%
63.
Aspen Hill, MD
(
housing
, pop. 50,228): 10.1%
64.
Washington, DC
(
housing
, pop. 572,059): 10.0%
65.
Plano, TX
(
housing
, pop. 222,030): 10.0%
66.
Champaign, IL
(
housing
, pop. 67,518): 10.0%
67.
Fremont, CA
(
housing
, pop. 203,413): 9.9%
68.
Framingham, MA
(
housing
, pop. 66,910): 9.9%
69.
The Woodlands, TX
(
housing
, pop. 55,649): 9.8%
70.
Edison, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 97,687): 9.8%
71.
Arlington Heights, IL
(
housing
, pop. 76,031): 9.7%
72.
Seattle, WA
(
housing
, pop. 563,374): 9.6%
73.
Sugar Land, TX
(
housing
, pop. 63,328): 9.5%
74.
Gainesville, FL
(
housing
, pop. 95,447): 9.5%
75.
Pasadena, CA
(
housing
, pop. 133,936): 9.5%
76.
Skokie, IL
(
housing
, pop. 63,348): 9.4%
77.
Arcadia, CA
(
housing
, pop. 53,054): 9.4%
78.
Stamford, CT
(
housing
, pop. 117,083): 9.3%
79.
New Rochelle, NY
(
housing
, pop. 72,182): 9.3%
80.
Brandywine, DE
(
housing
, pop. 78,620): 9.3%
81.
Richardson, TX
(
housing
, pop. 91,802): 9.3%
82.
Hamden, CT
(
housing
, pop. 56,913): 9.3%
83.
Overland Park, KS
(
housing
, pop. 149,080): 9.3%
84.
Highlands Ranch, CO
(
housing
, pop. 70,931): 9.2%
85.
Pleasanton, CA
(
housing
, pop. 63,654): 9.2%
86.
Roswell, GA
(
housing
, pop. 79,334): 9.2%
87.
Northeast Cobb, GA
(
housing
, pop. 150,396): 9.2%
88.
College Station, TX
(
housing
, pop. 67,890): 9.1%
89.
San Francisco, CA
(
housing
, pop. 776,733): 9.1%
90.
Santa Cruz, CA
(
housing
, pop. 54,593): 9.1%
91.
Waltham, MA
(
housing
, pop. 59,226): 9.1%
92.
Durham, NC
(
housing
, pop. 187,035): 9.1%
93.
Fort Collins, CO
(
housing
, pop. 118,652): 9.0%
94.
Athens, GA
(
housing
, pop. 76,500): 9.0%
95.
Minnetonka, MN
(
housing
, pop. 51,301): 8.9%
96.
Somerset West-Rock Creek, OR
(
housing
, pop. 53,691): 8.9%
97.
Lawrence, KS
(
housing
, pop. 80,098): 8.9%
98.
El Toro, CA
(
housing
, pop. 172,825): 8.9%
99.
Goleta, CA
(
housing
, pop. 55,204): 8.8%
100.
Carlsbad, CA
(
housing
, pop. 78,247): 8.8%
101.
San Rafael, CA
(
housing
, pop. 56,063): 8.8%
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