Most Educated Cities in Massachusetts
The top 25 of 47 Massachusetts cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
| # | City | Bachelor's degree or higher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellesley | 89% |
| 2 | Brookline | 85.4% |
| 3 | Lexington | 84.3% |
| 4 | Newton | 81.1% |
| 5 | Cambridge | 80.8% |
| 6 | Amherst | 75.6% |
| 7 | Somerville | 69.4% |
| 8 | Northampton | 62.7% |
| 9 | Sandwich | 62.6% |
| 10 | Provincetown | 61.6% |
| 11 | Chatham | 60.7% |
| 12 | Medford | 59.8% |
| 13 | Falmouth | 58.9% |
| 14 | Waltham | 57.3% |
| 15 | Boston | 54.9% |
| 16 | Beverly | 53.4% |
| 17 | Nantucket | 52.8% |
| 18 | Quincy | 50.3% |
| 19 | Framingham | 48.7% |
| 20 | Salem | 47.8% |
| 21 | Malden | 45.1% |
| 22 | Weymouth | 42.8% |
| 23 | Barnstable | 42.1% |
| 24 | Marlborough | 40.5% |
| 25 | Gloucester | 40.3% |
Top Massachusetts Counties
Counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Educated Cities in Massachusetts”, https://gismap.land/rankings/massachusetts/most-educated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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