Rankings / Most Educated Cities in America / Massachusetts
Most Educated Cities in Massachusetts
Ranked by the share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher, from the Census Bureau.
1Wellesley89.0%2Brookline85.4%3Lexington84.3%4Needham81.9%5Newton81.1%6Belmont80.9%7Cambridge80.8%8Arlington76.1%9Amherst Town75.6%10Milton71.9%11Somerville69.4%12Reading66.3%13Northampton62.7%14Melrose62.0%15Medford59.8%16Wakefield59.7%17Burlington58.4%18Franklin Town58.1%19Waltham57.3%20Norwood55.4%21Dedham55.0%22Boston54.9%23Beverly53.4%24Quincy50.3%25Framingham48.7%26Danvers48.4%27Salem47.8%28Braintree Town47.5%29Woburn46.5%30North Attleborough Town46.4%31Malden45.1%32Weymouth Town42.8%33Barnstable Town42.1%34Marlborough40.5%35Gloucester40.3%36Bridgewater Town39.5%37Randolph Town35.5%38Worcester35.2%39Peabody35.0%40Pittsfield34.2%41Attleboro34.0%42West Springfield Town34.0%43Agawam Town34.0%44Leominster33.5%45Westfield33.2%46Milford32.6%47Haverhill32.6%48Saugus31.4%49Lowell30.0%50Holyoke25.9%51Fitchburg25.1%52Everett24.9%53Revere24.6%54Lynn24.1%55Taunton23.9%56Chicopee22.9%57Brockton22.3%58Chelsea22.2%59Springfield20.5%60New Bedford17.0%61Lawrence16.8%62Fall River16.4%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.