Greater Baltimore is among the most highly educated regions in the U.S.
33.6% of Maryland’s population hold a Bachelor’s degree or better, which is 6.6% higher than the national average and up .6% from 2005.
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Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree: 2006
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Rank
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Metropolitan Area
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Percent
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1
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Boulder, CO
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56.1
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2
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Corvallis, OR
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52.6
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3
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Ithaca, NY
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52.3
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4
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Bethesda- Gaithersburg Frederick, MD
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52.3
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5
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Ann Arbor, MI
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51.7
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6
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San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA
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48.2
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7
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Iowa City, IA
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48
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8
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Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA
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47.7
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9
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Lawrence, KS
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47.3
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10
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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46.1
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56th
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Baltimore-Towson, MD
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33.6
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167th
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United States
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27
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The Baltimore-Towson metro ranks 35th of 540 metropolitan areas in the country, with 14.6% of the population holding advanced degrees, which is up from 13.8% in 2005.
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Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree: 2006
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Rank
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|
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1
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Ithaca, NY Metro
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26.4
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2
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Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metro
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26.4
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3
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Ann Arbor, MI Metro
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26.2
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4
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Boulder, CO Metro
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24.3
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5
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Corvallis, OR Metro
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23.2
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6
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Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metro Division
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22.9
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7
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Iowa City, IA Metro
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21.7
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8
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area
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21.5
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9
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Charlottesville, VA Metro
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21.1
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10
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State College, PA Me
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20.5
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35
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Baltimore-Towson, MD Metro
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14.6
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148
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United States
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9.9
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Data Source: American Community Survey, 2006