|
City, in order of education rank
|
Percent of population with college degree
or higher |
Median household income & (rank) |
|
1.
Seattle, WA |
51.3 |
$46,650 (8) |
|
2.
San Francisco, CA |
51.0 |
$60,031 (2) |
|
3.
Raleigh, NC |
49.7 |
$47,878 (7) |
|
4.
Washington, DC |
47.7 |
$46,574 (9) |
|
5.
Austin, TX |
45.1 |
$45,508 (15) |
|
6.
Atlanta, GA |
42.9 |
$37,385 (50) |
|
7.
Minneapolis, MN |
41.1 |
$44,116 (20) |
|
8.
Boston, MA |
40.9 |
$45,892 (13) |
|
9.
Lexington-Fayette, KY |
39.2 |
$38,322 (43) |
|
10.
San Diego, CA |
39.0 |
$51,382 (5) |
|
11.
Portland, OR |
37.8 |
$41,128 (28) |
|
12.
Oakland, CA |
37.7 |
$46,190 (11) |
|
13.
San Jose, CA |
37.3 |
$71,765 (1) |
|
14.
Charlotte, NC |
37.2 |
$46,082 (12) |
|
15.
Denver, CO |
35.9 |
$43,777 (21) |
|
16.
Honolulu, HI |
34.4 |
$46,500 (10) |
|
17.
Colorado Springs, CO |
34.1 |
$45,388 (16) |
|
18.
Pittsburgh, PA |
33.6 |
$31,910 (59) |
|
18.
St. Paul, MN |
33.6 |
$38,731 (41) |
|
19.
Cincinnati, OH |
33.5 |
$31,960 (58) |
|
20.
Virginia Beach, VA |
33.5 |
$55,781 (4) |
Colleges and University in the top 20 educated
cities:
Seattle - Antioch University, Cornish
College Of The Art, Golden Gate University, Seattle Pacific University , Seattle
University, University Of Washington
San Francisco -
University
Of San Francisco, University Of California-San Francisco, Trinity College, San
Francisco State University, Heald College, City College Of San Francisco, Great
Western University, Golden Gate University, Bryman College, American River
College
Raleigh
- Meredith College, North Carolina State University At Raleigh, Peace College,
Saint Augustines College, Shaw University, Wake Technical Community College,
Duke University, Durham Technical Community College, North Carolina Central
University
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