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Educational Attainment
College Educated
Greater Washington has more than one million residents with a bachelor's degree and a half-million residents with a graduate degree.
| BA and above | Advanced Degree | |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Washington | 45.9% | 21.4% |
| San Francisco-San Jose | 43.3% | 17.1% |
| Boston | 40.6% | 17.8% |
| New York City | 34.9% | 14.2% |
| Atlanta | 34.3% | 11.6% |
| Chicago | 32.1% | 12.2% |
| Philadelphia | 31.7% | 12.4% |
| Dallas | 30.0% | 9.5% |
| Los Angeles | 29.4% | 10.2% |
| Miami | 27.5% | 9.9% |
Most PhD's Per Capita
Greater Washington has a higher percentage of PhDs (2.5%) than all major metro areas, including Boston, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco.
Four of the Top Five
Four counties in the region rank among the nation's top five counties with the highest percentage of the population holding a graduate degree.
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