Rank

Geography

Bachelor's or higher

1

Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA

38.0%

2

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA

37.1%

3

Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA

35.7%

4

Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA

33.4%

5

Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA

32.1%

6

New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA

32.0%

7

Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA

31.9%

8

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA

29.5%

9

Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA

28.7%

10

Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA

28.5%

11

Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA

28.5%

12

Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Truckee, CA-NV CSA

26.5%

13

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA

26.1%

14

St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA

25.9%

15

Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CSA

25.1%

16

Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA

24.7%

17

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA

24.2%

18

Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA

24.1%

19

Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA

23.7%

20

San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo, PR CSA

20.1%