Educational Attainment

Greater Baltimore is among the most highly educated regions in the U.S.

Among the 25 largest U.S. metro areas, the Baltimore MSA ranks 8^th for college education attainment with 34.7% of the population holding a bachelors degree or higher—well above the national average of 27.9%.
Perhaps more striking, Greater Baltimore ranks 4^th in population attaining Advanced Degrees among the 25 largest U.S. metro areas.

[Download XLS] our most recent demographic figures.

Educational Attainment			Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree or Higher			Advanced Degree

Rank	MSA	2009	Rank	MSA	2009
1	Washington D.C.	47.3%	1	Washington D.C.	22.6%
2	San Francisco	43.5%	2	Boston	18.3%
3	Boston	42.2%	3	San Francisco	16.9%
4	Denver	37.6%	4	Baltimore	14.8%
5	Minneapolis	37.6%	5	New York	14.7%
6	Seattle	37.4%	6	Chicago	13.0%
7	New York	35.7%	7	Seattle	13.0%
8	Baltimore	34.7%	8	Denver	12.9%
9	San Diego	34.6%	9	Philadelphia	12.9%
10	Atlanta	34.1%	10	San Diego	12.6%
11	Portland	33.9%	11	Minneapolis	12.4%
12	Chicago	33.5%	12	Portland	12.0%
13	Philadelphia	32.3%	13	Atlanta	11.9%
14	Los Angeles	30.1%	14	St. Louis	11.6%
15	Dallas	30.0%	15	Pittsburgh	10.6%
16	Sacramento	29.7%	16	Cincinnati	10.5%
17	St. Louis	29.4%	17	Cleveland	10.3%
18	Cincinnati	28.5%	18	Detroit	10.3%
19	Houston	27.9%	19	Los Angeles	10.3%
20	Pittsburgh	27.9%		United States	10.3%
	United States	27.9%	20	Miami	10.1%
23	Miami	27.7%	21	Dallas	9.8%
24	Phoenix	27.3%	22	Sacramento	9.8%
25	Cleveland	26.9%	23	Phoenix	9.7%
26	Detroit	26.3%	24	Houston	9.5%
27	Tampa	24.6%	25	Tampa	8.5%
28	Riverside	19.1%	26	Riverside	6.6%
Data Source: US Census, 2009 American Community Survey			Data Source: US Census, 2009 American Community Survey

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