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Educational Attainment
Metropolitan Regions Over 1 Million Residents:
Ranking Table – Bachelors (BA) and Above (%)
Rank |
Geography |
Percent of Residents with a BA and Above |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Greater Washington |
45.92% |
2 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area |
43.76% |
3 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont , CA Metro Area |
43.15% |
4 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy , MA -NH Metro Area |
40.59% |
5 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area |
39.07% |
6 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul- Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area |
36.97% |
7 |
Denver -Aurora, CO Metro Area |
36.78% |
8 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue , WA Metro Area |
35.83% |
9 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area |
34.85% |
10 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area |
34.32% |
11 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metro Area |
33.99% |
12 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area |
33.37% |
13 |
Baltimore-Towson , MD Metro Area |
33.04% |
14 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet , IL-IN-WI Metro Area |
32.09% |
15 |
Kansas City , MO-KS Metro Area |
31.99% |
16 |
Columbus , OH Metro Area |
31.96% |
17 |
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton , OR -WA Metro Area |
31.94% |
18 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area |
31.70% |
19 |
Richmond , VA Metro Area |
30.59% |
20 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord , NC -SC Metro Area |
30.32% |
21 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area |
30.10% |
22 |
Dallas-Fort Worth- Arlington, TX Metro Area |
29.97% |
23 |
Sacramento --Arden-Arcade-- Roseville, CA Metro Area |
29.93% |
24 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach- Santa Ana, CA Metro Area |
29.35% |
25 |
Indianapolis , IN Metro Area |
29.26% |
26 |
Salt Lake City , UT Metro Area |
28.60% |
27 |
Nashville-Davidson-- Murfreesboro, TN Metro Area |
28.33% |
28 |
St. Louis , MO-IL Metro Area |
28.01% |
29 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metro Area |
27.83% |
30 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach , FL Metro Area |
27.54% |
32 |
Pittsburgh , PA Metro Area |
27.09% |
33 |
Oklahoma City , OK Metro Area |
26.98% |
34 |
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River , RI -MA Metro Area |
26.85% |
35 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area |
26.76% |
36 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale , AZ Metro Area |
26.68% |
37 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor , OH Metro Area |
26.64% |
38 |
Orlando-Kissimmee , FL Metro Area |
26.59% |
39 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia , MI Metro Area |
26.41% |
40 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metro Area |
26.34% |
41 |
Jacksonville , FL Metro Area |
26.21% |
42 |
Birmingham-Hoover , AL Metro Area |
25.91% |
43 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metro Area |
25.63% |
44 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls , NY Metro Area |
25.12% |
45 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg- Clearwater, FL Metro Area |
24.54% |
46 |
San Antonio , TX Metro Area |
24.20% |
47 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area |
23.74% |
48 |
Louisville , KY -IN Metro Area |
23.29% |
49 |
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR Metro Area |
22.68% |
50 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metro Area |
19.86% |
51 |
Riverside-San Bernardino- Ontario, CA Metro Area |
18.92% |
Source: United States Census, American Community Survey, 2005. GWI Analysis.
Note: Greater Washington is the standard MSA definition (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area). The national average for residents with a BA or Higher is 27.19%.
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