Most Educated in Massachusetts

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Massachusetts

1 Wellesley 87.1%

2 Brookline 85.0%

3 Lexington 85.0%

4 Sharon 83.4%

5 Needham 80.8%

6 Newton 80.7%

7 Cambridge 80.2%

8 Belmont 80.2%

9 Hingham 79.6%

10 Winchester 78.4%

11 Marblehead 76.9%

12 North Scituate 76.1%

13 Arlington 74.4%

14 Cochituate 74.0%

15 Amherst Town 73.8%

16 Medfield 72.1%

17 Milton 70.4%

18 West Concord 69.9%

19 Somerville 68.0%

20 Andover 67.7%

21 Watertown Town 67.2%

22 Northborough 66.8%

23 Longmeadow 66.1%

24 Newburyport 65.9%

25 Reading 65.1%

26 Maynard 64.2%

27 Scituate 63.3%

28 Walpole 62.3%

29 Melrose 62.0%

30 Swampscott 61.7%

31 Northampton 61.3%

32 Lynnfield 61.1%

33 Burlington 58.2%

34 Medford 57.6%

35 Wakefield 57.0%

36 Nantucket 57.0%

37 Waltham 56.4%

38 Franklin Town 56.4%

39 Dedham 55.1%

40 Yarmouth Port 54.7%

41 Boston 54.1%

42 Stoneham 54.0%

43 Norwood 53.1%

44 Beverly 52.3%

45 Salisbury 52.1%

46 Hull 51.7%

47 East Falmouth 50.7%

48 Salem 49.6%

49 Framingham 49.4%

50 Wilmington 49.2%

51 Quincy 48.6%

52 Foxborough 48.4%

53 Kingston 47.6%

54 Woburn 47.3%

55 Braintree Town 47.1%

56 North Attleborough Town 46.8%

57 Danvers 46.8%

58 Malden 44.9%

59 Hudson 44.9%

60 Mansfield Center 43.4%

61 Weymouth Town 43.0%

62 Winthrop Town 42.9%

63 Amesbury Town 42.5%

64 Barnstable Town 42.3%

65 Easthampton Town 41.0%

66 East Harwich 40.9%

67 Marlborough 40.6%

68 West Yarmouth 40.1%

69 Abington 39.8%

70 Bridgewater Town 39.7%

71 Gloucester 38.8%

72 Plymouth 38.4%

73 Greenfield 37.8%

74 Somerset 37.0%

75 Holbrook 36.9%

76 West Springfield Town 34.9%

77 Agawam Town 34.9%

78 Randolph Town 34.7%

79 Pittsfield 34.2%

80 Worcester 34.1%

81 Peabody 33.9%

82 Attleboro 33.7%

83 Pinehurst 33.3%

84 South Yarmouth 33.1%

85 Westfield 32.6%

86 Leominster 32.3%

87 Haverhill 31.6%

88 Milford 31.6%

89 Saugus 31.4%

90 Whitinsville 31.3%

91 Methuen Town 30.5%

92 Middleborough Center 30.2%

93 Bliss Corner 30.0%

94 Lowell 29.9%

95 North Adams 27.0%

96 Adams 26.0%

97 Oxford 25.1%

98 Revere 24.7%

99 Fitchburg 24.5%

100 Taunton 24.4%

The most educated cities in Massachusetts have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Wellesley leads with 87.1% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Wellesley, 87.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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