Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Massachusetts (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 45.21%. Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Lexington CDP had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (84.99%), followed by Wellesley CDP (84.91%), and Brookline CDP (84.36%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Massachusetts cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts cities and places (with a population of 10K+).
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| Rank | City of Place | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexington CDP | 84.99 |
| 2 | Wellesley CDP | 84.91 |
| 3 | Brookline CDP | 84.36 |
| 4 | Needham CDP | 80.98 |
| 5 | Newton city | 80.20 |
| 6 | Cambridge city | 79.98 |
| 7 | Belmont CDP | 77.43 |
| 8 | Marblehead CDP | 77.24 |
| 9 | Winchester CDP | 75.47 |
| 10 | Arlington CDP | 74.16 |
| 11 | Amherst Town city | 70.84 |
| 12 | Somerville city | 65.90 |
| 13 | Watertown Town city | 65.72 |
| 14 | Reading CDP | 65.40 |
| 15 | Milton CDP | 64.95 |
| 16 | Newburyport city | 64.43 |
| 17 | Longmeadow CDP | 62.56 |
| 18 | Northampton city | 62.34 |
| 19 | Swampscott CDP | 62.23 |
| 20 | Melrose city | 61.95 |
| 21 | Lynnfield CDP | 61.43 |
| 22 | Burlington CDP | 59.63 |
| 23 | Maynard CDP | 57.11 |
| 24 | Medford city | 55.74 |
| 25 | Waltham city | 55.54 |
| 26 | Dedham CDP | 55.31 |
| 27 | Franklin Town city | 54.66 |
| 28 | Wakefield CDP | 54.40 |
| 29 | Norwood CDP | 52.17 |
| 30 | Boston city | 52.14 |
| 31 | Framingham city | 50.65 |
| 32 | Beverly city | 50.48 |
| 33 | Wilmington CDP | 49.89 |
| 34 | Hull CDP | 49.68 |
| 35 | Nantucket CDP | 49.24 |
| 36 | Salem city | 48.51 |
| 37 | Stoneham CDP | 48.07 |
| 38 | Woburn city | 46.37 |
| 39 | Braintree Town city | 46.26 |
| 40 | Quincy city | 45.64 |
| 41 | Danvers CDP | 45.00 |
| 42 | North Attleborough Town city | 44.59 |
| 43 | Malden city | 42.97 |
| 44 | Winthrop Town city | 42.38 |
| 45 | Hudson CDP | 42.23 |
| 46 | Abington CDP | 41.26 |
| 47 | Weymouth Town city | 40.70 |
| 48 | Marlborough city | 40.25 |
| 49 | Easthampton Town city | 39.76 |
| 50 | Amesbury Town city | 39.73 |
| 51 | Bridgewater Town city | 39.68 |
| 52 | Barnstable Town city | 39.59 |
| 53 | Gloucester city | 39.57 |
| 54 | West Springfield Town city | 35.60 |
| 55 | Agawam Town city | 35.29 |
| 56 | Greenfield city | 35.03 |
| 57 | Peabody city | 34.88 |
| 58 | Somerset CDP | 34.10 |
| 59 | Pittsfield city | 33.03 |
| 60 | Westfield city | 32.61 |
| 61 | Milford CDP | 32.45 |
| 62 | Worcester city | 32.25 |
| 63 | Leominster city | 31.84 |
| 64 | Saugus CDP | 31.70 |
| 65 | Attleboro city | 31.69 |
| 66 | South Yarmouth CDP | 31.14 |
| 67 | Holbrook CDP | 30.59 |
| 68 | Randolph Town city | 30.48 |
| 69 | Methuen Town city | 30.03 |
| 70 | Haverhill city | 29.84 |
| 71 | Lowell city | 27.40 |
| 72 | Palmer Town city | 24.85 |
| 73 | North Adams city | 24.68 |
| 74 | Revere city | 24.53 |
| 75 | Everett city | 24.38 |
| 76 | Fitchburg city | 23.68 |
| 77 | Taunton city | 22.48 |
| 78 | Holyoke city | 22.03 |
| 79 | Chicopee city | 22.01 |
| 80 | Lynn city | 20.98 |
| 81 | Chelsea city | 20.85 |
| 82 | Webster CDP | 20.40 |
| 83 | Brockton city | 20.07 |
| 84 | Springfield city | 19.53 |
| 85 | Gardner city | 18.95 |
| 86 | New Bedford city | 16.95 |
| 87 | Southbridge Town city | 16.74 |
| 88 | Fall River city | 15.66 |
| 89 | Lawrence city | 13.54 |