Most educated towns (degrees) Top 25
As usual, Boston and Washington DC are well represented in the most educated towns list. [CNN]
Rank City % residents with graduate degrees
1 Arlington, VA 35.7%
6 Towson, MD 31.2%
8 Bethesda, MD 29.1%
9 Alexandria, VA 29.0%
3 Brookline, MA 32.5%
15 Newton, MA 26.9%
16 Cambridge, MA 26.3%
Rank City % residents with
graduate degrees
1 Arlington, VA 35.7%
2 Davis, CA 34.6%
3 Brookline, MA 32.5%
4 Evanston, IL 31.2%
5 Bloomington, IN 31.2%
6 Towson, MD 31.2%
7 Oak Park, IL 29.1%
8 Bethesda, MD 29.1%
9 Alexandria, VA 29.0%
10 West Hartford, CT 28.9%
11 College Station, TX 27.7%
12 Ames, IA 27.5%
13 Columbia, MO 27.5%
14 Iowa City, IA 27.4%
15 Newton, MA 26.9%
16 Cambridge, MA 26.3%
17 Corvallis, OR 25.7%
18 Palo Alto, CA 25.4%
19 Berkeley, CA 24.5%
20 Lawrence, KS 24.3%
21 Champaign, IL 24.1%
22 Irvine, CA 24.0%
23 Santa Monica, CA 23.8%
24 Catalina Foothills, AZ 23.7%