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These lists are ridiculous. Chicago is the most educated big city in the U.S. with 41.1% of residents 25 or older having a bachelor's degree or higher. I'll take UChicago, Northwestern, SAIC, UIC, IIT, Loyola, Depaul etc. rather than a trumped up list to elevate small towns and mid-sized cities.
Well, Chicago is the most highly educated among the Top 3, slightly higher than NYC.
Otherwise, it's Seattle.
Largest Cities Proper by Adults With a Bachelor Degree or Higher, 2020:
Seattle 65.0%
Washington DC 59.8%
San Francisco 58.8%
Atlanta 53.4%
Austin 53.4%
Minneapolis 51.8%
Raleigh 51.4%
Boston 51.3%
Portland 51.0%
Denver 50.3%
San Diego 46.7%
Oakland 46.1%
Charlotte 44.8%
San Jose 44.8%
Chicago 41.4%
Nashville 42.8%
Tampa 39.5%
Colorado Springs 39.6%
New York 39.1%
Omaha 38.3%
New Orleans 38.0%
Virginia Beach 37.3%
Kansas City 35.7%
Columbus 36.8%
Los Angeles 35.6%
Dallas 34.7%
Houston 34.3%
Baltimore 32.9%
Long Beach 31.8%
Miami 31.5%
Oklahoma City 31.5%
Tulsa 31.3%
Philadelphia 31.2%
Arlington(TX) 30.9%
Louisville 30.4%
Fort Worth 30.1%
Phoneix 29.4%
Jacksonville 29.3%
Tucson 28.2%
Mesa 28.1%
San Antonio 26.4%
El Paso 25.9%
Las Vegas 25.2%
Milwaukee 24.6%
Fresno 22.9%
Detroit 16.4%
Last edited by 18Montclair; 08-23-2022 at 10:16 AM..
Well, Chicago is the most highly educated among the Top 3, slightly higher than NYC.
Otherwise, it's Seattle.
Largest Cities Proper by Adults With a Bachelor Degree or Higher, 2020:
Seattle 65.0%
Washington DC 59.8%
San Francisco 58.8%
Atlanta 53.4%
Austin 53.4%
Minneapolis 51.8%
Raleigh 51.4%
Boston 51.3%
Portland 51.0%
Denver 50.3%
San Diego 46.7%
Oakland 46.1%
Charlotte 44.8%
San Jose 44.8%
Chicago 41.4%
Nashville 42.8%
Tampa 39.5%
Colorado Springs 39.6%
New York 39.1%
Omaha 38.3%
New Orleans 38.0%
Virginia Beach 37.3%
Kansas City 35.7%
Columbus 36.8%
Los Angeles 35.6%
Dallas 34.7%
Houston 34.3%
Baltimore 32.9%
Long Beach 31.8%
Miami 31.5%
Oklahoma City 31.5%
Tulsa 31.3%
Philadelphia 31.2%
Arlington(TX) 30.9%
Louisville 30.4%
Fort Worth 30.1%
Phoneix 29.4%
Jacksonville 29.3%
Tucson 28.2%
Mesa 28.1%
San Antonio 26.4%
El Paso 25.9%
Las Vegas 25.2%
Milwaukee 24.6%
Fresno 22.9%
Detroit 16.4%
The ironic thing about Detroit at the bottom of this is that it’s Bachelors degree rate has nearly doubled since 2010 with all of the gentrification downtown/midtown/cork town. It was around 9% in 2010.
Cambridge is in the Boston MSA which is high on the list... Provo is a separate MSA from SLC.
Yes I know. That's the whole point. I said it's not on the list because this is not by city limits. You think I would know about Cambridge yet don't know where it's located?
Cambridge and Boston as a whole not only have a ton of students, but they retain and attract educated individuals. The reason in stumped about Provo and Tallahassee is that I don't see those metros retaining that high a percentage of the people the educate.
I can see The Raleigh/Durham area because of their research and tech sectors. Apart from just having schools I was wondering what sectors in Tallahassee and Provo that cause them to be that high.
The ranking of major cities makes sense. It's just a few cities in the OP that I am not as familiar with their economic sectors so they are not clicking with me. I guess Government has a role in Tallahassee as major state capitals do well on the list too.
Yes I know. That's the whole point. I said it's not on the list because this is not by city limits. You think I would know about Cambridge yet don't know where it's located?
Cambridge and Boston as a whole not only have a ton of students, but they retain and attract educated individuals. The reason in stumped about Provo and Tallahassee is that I don't see those metros retaining that high a percentage of the people the educate.
I can see The Raleigh/Durham area because of their research and tech sectors. Apart from just having schools I was wondering what sectors in Tallahassee and Provo that cause them to be that high.
The ranking of major cities makes sense. It's just a few cities in the OP that I am not as familiar with their economic sectors so they are not clicking with me. I guess Government has a role in Tallahassee as major state capitals do well on the list too.
What gives you that idea exactly?
Large universities tend to employ a lot of people with college degrees. As do state governments.
Yes I know. That's the whole point. I said it's not on the list because this is not by city limits. You think I would know about Cambridge yet don't know where it's located?
Cambridge and Boston as a whole not only have a ton of students, but they retain and attract educated individuals. The reason in stumped about Provo and Tallahassee is that I don't see those metros retaining that high a percentage of the people the educate.
I can see The Raleigh/Durham area because of their research and tech sectors. Apart from just having schools I was wondering what sectors in Tallahassee and Provo that cause them to be that high.
The ranking of major cities makes sense. It's just a few cities in the OP that I am not as familiar with their economic sectors so they are not clicking with me. I guess Government has a role in Tallahassee as major state capitals do well on the list too.
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