Most Educated in Tennessee

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Tennessee

1 Brentwood 74.5%

2 Signal Mountain 73.7%

3 Germantown 71.2%

4 Nolensville 68.3%

5 Farragut 65.1%

6 Franklin 64.3%

7 Collierville 60.6%

8 Thompson's Station 60.6%

9 Lakeland 55.7%

10 Tellico Village 55.4%

11 Arlington 50.1%

12 Mount Juliet 49.5%

13 Collegedale 47.6%

14 Nashville-Davidson 46.9%

15 Spring Hill 46.0%

16 Hendersonville 43.6%

17 Red Bank 43.4%

18 Johnson City 41.8%

19 Murfreesboro 41.1%

20 Harrison 40.0%

21 Oak Ridge 39.4%

22 Bartlett 37.5%

23 Medina 37.1%

24 Maryville 37.0%

25 Fairview 36.9%

26 Chattanooga 35.5%

27 Cookeville 35.4%

28 Knoxville 33.7%

29 Green Hill 32.9%

30 Goodlettsville 32.7%

31 Middle Valley 32.3%

32 Gallatin 32.0%

33 Pleasant View 32.0%

34 Fairfield Glade 31.4%

35 Cleveland 31.1%

36 Kingsport 31.0%

37 Alcoa 31.0%

38 Powell 30.7%

39 Clarksville 30.6%

40 Oakland 30.5%

41 Lebanon 30.0%

42 Bristol 29.8%

43 Martin 29.3%

44 Memphis 28.2%

45 Smyrna 28.2%

46 Atoka 27.7%

47 Tullahoma 27.3%

48 Jackson 26.6%

49 White House 25.7%

50 Manchester 25.7%

51 Winchester 25.3%

52 Elizabethton 25.2%

53 McKenzie 25.1%

54 Greeneville 25.0%

55 Kingston 25.0%

56 Lynchburg 24.7%

57 Columbia 23.9%

58 La Vergne 23.7%

59 Jefferson City 23.5%

60 East Ridge 23.1%

61 Dyersburg 23.0%

62 Athens 22.6%

63 Ashland City 22.4%

64 Henderson 22.3%

65 Pulaski 22.0%

66 Sevierville 21.8%

67 Soddy-Daisy 21.7%

68 Seymour 21.5%

69 Jonesborough 21.2%

70 Union City 20.9%

71 Greenbrier 20.6%

72 Munford 20.4%

73 Millington 20.0%

74 Dayton 20.0%

75 Lenoir City 19.9%

76 Paris 19.5%

77 Church Hill 18.6%

78 Crossville 18.4%

79 Dickson 18.1%

80 Clinton 18.1%

81 Fayetteville 17.6%

82 Loudon 17.6%

83 Sweetwater 17.4%

84 Erwin 17.4%

85 Eagleton Village 17.4%

86 Springfield 17.3%

87 Lawrenceburg 16.6%

88 Lewisburg 16.5%

89 Harriman 16.5%

90 Millersville 16.2%

91 Mount Carmel 15.0%

92 Lexington 14.9%

93 Morristown 14.7%

94 Portland 14.2%

95 Smithville 14.2%

96 Humboldt 13.9%

97 Madisonville 13.8%

98 McMinnville 13.7%

99 Milan 13.5%

100 Ripley 13.5%

The most educated cities in Tennessee have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Brentwood leads with 74.5% 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 Brentwood, 74.5% 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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