Rankings / Most Educated Cities in America / New York
Most Educated Cities in New York
Ranked by the share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher, from the Census Bureau.
1Brighton68.6%2Plainview68.4%3Ithaca67.7%4Rockville Centre63.9%5Harrison60.4%6Commack60.0%7Saratoga Springs59.9%8New City58.3%9Long Beach55.8%10White Plains53.9%11New Rochelle51.6%12Smithtown51.2%13West Islip49.8%14Oceanside48.7%15East Meadow48.6%16Albany45.3%17Hicksville44.7%18Baldwin44.3%19Glen Cove42.2%20New York41.6%21Irondequoit40.4%22Valley Stream39.7%23Tonawanda Town39.4%24Levittown38.6%25Franklin Square38.4%26Deer Park38.4%27Huntington Station37.9%28Peekskill37.8%29Ossining37.4%30Troy37.3%31Port Chester36.7%32Coram36.1%33Mount Vernon35.9%34Yonkers35.7%35Centereach35.5%36West Seneca34.5%37Holbrook34.4%38West Babylon32.8%39Elmont32.6%40Lindenhurst31.9%41Poughkeepsie31.9%42Syracuse31.2%43Buffalo31.2%44Binghamton30.7%45Bay Shore30.1%46Rochester30.0%47Cheektowaga29.6%48Freeport27.5%49Uniondale27.3%50North Tonawanda27.1%51Schenectady25.4%52Niagara Falls22.7%53Utica22.4%54Hempstead21.5%55Jamestown21.3%56Auburn21.0%57Rome20.8%58Middletown20.1%59Newburgh19.8%60Central Islip19.3%61Shirley18.9%62Elmira18.1%63Spring Valley17.3%64Monsey15.2%65Kiryas Joel5.7%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.