Educational Attainment in Boston, Pennsylvania (Unincorporated Place)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Boston
Boston
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma224.796748%37.380650%24.796748%24.8%6175.203252%52.159439%75.203252%75.2%1850.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.459911%0
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Boston
-100%0%+100%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-33.664215%-33.664215%-33.7%24.797%24.8%37.381%37.4%44.179565%44.179565%+44.2%75.203%75.2%52.159%52.2%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%10.460%10.5%
% percentage with given level in Boston
ref. percentage with given level in Pennsylvania
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Boston
Boston
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.398612%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.900779%05.284553%8.202617%5.284553%5.3%1315.447154%17.831271%15.447154%15.4%384.065041%8.047372%4.065041%4.1%100.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.189898%075.203252%35.969541%75.203252%75.2%1850.000000%0.000000%0.0%7.016992%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.452687%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.990232%0
Count number of people in category
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Boston
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.399%1.40%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%1.901%1.90%-35.574797%-35.574797%-35.6%5.285%5.28%8.203%8.20%-13.370423%-13.370423%-13.4%15.447%15.4%17.831%17.8%-49.486108%-49.486108%-49.5%4.065%4.07%8.047%8.05%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%16.190%16.2%109.074816%109.074816%+109.1%75.203%75.2%35.970%36.0%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%7.017%7.02%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%2.453%2.45%-100.000000%-100.000000%-100.0%0.000%0%0.990%0.99%
% percentage with given level in Boston
ref. percentage with given level in Pennsylvania
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Boston
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Boston
40%20%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2-54.166667%-4.560545%-54.166667%54%30.081%30.1%19.512%19.5%15.116279%1.388617%15.116279%15%69.919%69.9%80.488%80.5%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Boston
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Boston
1,000%500%0%FMMaster's1Bachelor's1Associate's1High School2-1,000.000000%-25.508290%-1,000.000000%> 1000%10.569%10.6%0.000%0%71.428571%1.781828%71.428571%71%11.382%11.4%19.512%19.5%-1,000.000000%-24.190688%-1,000.000000%> 1000%8.130%8.13%0.000%0%15.116279%2.590499%15.116279%15%69.919%69.9%80.488%80.5%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Boston
Boston
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3425.000000%10.913551%25.000000%25.0%145618.320611%16.865479%18.320611%18.3%241310.000000%0.000000%0.0%21.390945%0280.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.667996%031
B.X. number of people with a Bachelor's degree
Total number of people in age cohort

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Boston
100%50%0%50%100%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34129.073011%129.073011%129.1%25.000%25.0%10.914%10.9%8.627871%8.627871%8.6%18.321%18.3%16.865%16.9%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%21.391%21.4%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%25.668%25.7%
% percentage in Boston with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Boston
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Boston
1,000%500%0%500%1,000%FM65+45-64-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%48.146285%50.000%50.0%0.000%0%-1.611215%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%35.821%35.8%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Boston
Boston
Pennsylvania
$0k$10k$20k$30kCount%H.S. Diploma2Total$37,109.000000$30,152.000000$37,109.000000$37.1k18575.203%75.2%$36,094.000000$37,795.000000$36,094.000000$36.1k246100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Boston
Boston
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma362.162162%84.284239%62.162162%62.2%23100.000000%76.023335%100.000000%100.0%1056.643357%67.737525%56.643357%56.6%810.000000%0.000000%0.0%47.108270%0
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#12

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Boston
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Boston
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8%6%4%2%0%2%4%6%8%MFWhite1-0.000000%-8.169246%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%8.169246%0.601348%0.000000%0.0%00
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Boston
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Boston
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30%20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1-19.512195%-2.439024%-30.403986%-21.951220%22.0%19.512195%30.403986%0.619416%19.512195%19.5%2427
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Educational Attainment by Place in the Pittsburgh Area

There are 368 places in the Pittsburgh Area. This section compares Boston to all of the places in the Pittsburgh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#14

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%40%Count#St. Vincent CollegeNaomiRoncoLemont FurnaceBuffingtonMillwoodSouthviewSlovanDonegalMidlandEnlowShippingportSewardHomewoodHostetterElcoOhiopyleCoal CenterEdenbornWylandvilleKarns CityHookstownMarkleysburgLangelothGrindstoneArnold CitySouth BethlehemS BethlehemRowes RunEastvaleBelle VernonParkerUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew KensingtonMiddle AtlanticNortheastEversonPennsylvaniaElizabethSmithfieldCurtisvillePittsburghSturgeonPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghEmsworthAllegheny CountyAlleghenyRoscoeElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardMonroevillePlumNew StantonBethel Park496200Tract 496200Elizabeth TownshipElizabethZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135GreenockWest HillsBostonWestlandKiskimereCherry ValleyGreen HillsSeven Springs41.176471%41.176471%41.2%28135.714286%35.714286%35.7%15235.416667%35.416667%35.4%34333.978495%33.978495%34.0%158432.276657%32.276657%32.3%112527.412281%27.412281%27.4%125626.732673%26.732673%26.7%27725.000000%25.000000%25.0%70825.000000%25.000000%25.0%34924.185533%24.185533%24.2%4381023.416290%23.416290%23.4%2071122.689076%22.689076%22.7%271222.591362%22.591362%22.6%681322.105263%22.105263%22.1%211422.049689%22.049689%22.0%1421521.457490%21.457490%21.5%531621.052632%21.052632%21.1%41720.338983%20.338983%20.3%121820.238095%20.238095%20.2%341919.658120%19.658120%19.7%462019.014085%19.014085%19.0%272119.000000%19.000000%19.0%192218.750000%18.750000%18.8%362318.652850%18.652850%18.7%1082418.333333%18.333333%18.3%442518.325792%18.325792%18.3%812618.075802%18.075802%18.1%622717.711172%17.711172%17.7%652817.575758%17.575758%17.6%292917.494090%17.494090%17.5%1483014.888889%14.888889%14.9%675313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.421834%12.421834%12.4%1,1727912.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.638298%10.638298%10.6%6010510.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k9.758454%9.758454%9.8%1011328.765653%8.765653%8.8%491588.100559%8.100559%8.1%581848.043576%8.043576%8.0%16,40616.4k1897.173448%7.173448%7.2%672107.130926%7.130926%7.1%120,640121k6.537806%6.537806%6.5%1152366.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k5.545927%5.545927%5.5%322635.142562%5.142562%5.1%6984.869736%4.869736%4.9%1,0432804.837339%4.837339%4.8%9682814.628502%4.628502%4.6%762894.315126%4.315126%4.3%1,0272944.166667%4.166667%4.2%1783.965778%3.965778%4.0%3943.680824%3.680824%3.7%1433.536068%3.536068%3.5%503151.475237%1.475237%1.5%143410.000000%0.000000%0.0%03600.000000%0.000000%0.0%03640.000000%0.000000%0.0%03650.000000%0.000000%0.0%03660.000000%0.000000%0.0%03670.000000%0.000000%0.0%0368
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 368 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#15

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain Boston
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Ben Avon HeightsBen Avon HtsEdgeworthFox ChapelSeven FieldsRosslyn FarmsSewickley HeightsSewickley HtsFranklin ParkEdgewoodUpper St. ClairBradford WoodsBradford WdsGlen OsborneThornburgChurchillBen AvonAspinwallSewickley HillsSewickley HlsBakerstownSewickleyPennsbury VillagePennsbury VlgNixonThompsonvilleMcMurrayHendersonvilleBell AcresForest HillsAllison ParkMurrysvillePatterson HeightsPatterson HtsEast WashingtonE WashingtonOakmontBethel ParkPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyMonroevilleBairdfordPlumNortheastMiddle AtlanticPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghWest ViewUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBaldwinElizabeth TownshipElizabethCentervilleElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135496200Tract 496200BostonRural ValleyLoyalhannaAliquippaWylandvilleLincolnRochesterFairhopeElramaEdenbornRoncoSouthviewWestlandNaomi85.596708%85.596708%85.6%208184.657040%84.657040%84.7%938283.511536%83.511536%83.5%2,968377.377377%77.377377%77.4%1,546477.034884%77.034884%77.0%265573.904382%73.904382%73.9%371670.384062%70.384062%70.4%6,854769.467905%69.467905%69.5%1,645868.550572%68.550572%68.6%9,109968.152174%68.152174%68.2%6271067.700258%67.700258%67.7%2621167.052023%67.052023%67.1%2321265.023177%65.023177%65.0%1,5431364.719626%64.719626%64.7%8311463.927165%63.927165%63.9%1,2991562.291667%62.291667%62.3%2991661.736334%61.736334%61.7%9601760.500544%60.500544%60.5%1,6681858.510638%58.510638%58.5%3851958.238342%58.238342%58.2%5622057.398612%57.398612%57.4%1,5712155.819549%55.819549%55.8%1,8562254.255319%54.255319%54.3%1022353.646354%53.646354%53.6%5372452.817593%52.817593%52.8%2,6902552.561189%52.561189%52.6%8,0962652.480594%52.480594%52.5%7,7752750.000000%50.000000%50.0%2212849.601160%49.601160%49.6%6842948.261557%48.261557%48.3%2,4433045.546218%45.546218%45.5%10,84010.8k3240.731207%40.731207%40.7%83,07783.1k4839.069581%39.069581%39.1%343,876344k38.668410%38.668410%38.7%8,2824937.014925%37.014925%37.0%2485336.130128%36.130128%36.1%7,2305634.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.546256%32.546256%32.5%550,613551k32.130549%32.130549%32.1%1,5857930.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M26.371352%26.371352%26.4%3,82210524.992451%24.992451%25.0%2,48322.851835%22.851835%22.9%49213222.817358%22.817358%22.8%3,09722.522523%22.522523%22.5%87522.425094%22.425094%22.4%95820.731707%20.731707%20.7%5115420.426829%20.426829%20.4%13415818.514242%18.514242%18.5%48118416.461538%16.461538%16.5%1,07021014.529915%14.529915%14.5%3423613.125000%13.125000%13.1%10526311.744713%11.744713%11.7%31128910.065646%10.065646%10.1%923157.111111%7.111111%7.1%163410.000000%0.000000%0.0%03640.000000%0.000000%0.0%03650.000000%0.000000%0.0%03660.000000%0.000000%0.0%03670.000000%0.000000%0.0%0368
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 368 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#16

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%Count#Fox ChapelSt. Vincent CollegeBen Avon HeightsBen Avon HtsSewickley HeightsSewickley HtsEdgewoodEdgeworthChurchillAspinwallGlen OsborneFranklin ParkSlippery RockThornburgUpper St. ClairSewickleyRosslyn FarmsBen AvonSewickley HillsSewickley HlsBell AcresNoblestownEast WashingtonE WashingtonAllison ParkOakmontBradford WoodsBradford WdsBakerstownBlawnoxThompsonvillePittsburghChalkhillDawsonMurrysvilleAllegheny CountyAlleghenyMonroevilleBethel ParkNortheastMiddle AtlanticPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghDelmontUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135Wilkinsburg496200Tract 496200Elizabeth TownshipElizabethSouth HeightsElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardHunkerPlumZelienopleConwayFord CityBeaver FallsRochesterHickoryMammothBostonAaronsburgKiskimereCherry ValleyNaomiOhiopyleSeven Springs35.030951%35.030951%35.0%1,245132.352941%32.352941%32.4%22222.633745%22.633745%22.6%55321.912351%21.912351%21.9%110417.314189%17.314189%17.3%410515.433213%15.433213%15.4%171614.791403%14.791403%14.8%351713.730315%13.730315%13.7%279813.178295%13.178295%13.2%51913.134114%13.134114%13.1%1,2791013.029576%13.029576%13.0%1631112.427746%12.427746%12.4%431212.409693%12.409693%12.4%1,6491311.933261%11.933261%11.9%3291411.918605%11.918605%11.9%411511.370717%11.370717%11.4%1461610.208333%10.208333%10.2%49179.790210%9.790210%9.8%98189.782609%9.782609%9.8%36199.499637%9.499637%9.5%131209.218983%9.218983%9.2%1,420219.107072%9.107072%9.1%461228.369565%8.369565%8.4%77238.038585%8.038585%8.0%125247.774141%7.774141%7.8%95257.563025%7.563025%7.6%207267.432194%7.432194%7.4%15,15915.2k277.329843%7.329843%7.3%14287.204611%7.204611%7.2%25297.080661%7.080661%7.1%1,049305.039180%5.039180%5.0%44,35344.4k4.440190%4.440190%4.4%951444.105042%4.105042%4.1%977494.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.600869%3.600869%3.6%60,91960.9k3.578838%3.578838%3.6%69533.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k2.728443%2.728443%2.7%1062.682422%2.682422%2.7%311792.481273%2.481273%2.5%1062.194263%2.194263%2.2%2182.173913%2.173913%2.2%71051.790319%1.790319%1.8%2431.746725%1.746725%1.7%41321.544151%1.544151%1.5%3091411.290560%1.290560%1.3%351581.008192%1.008192%1.0%161840.741084%0.741084%0.7%162100.445823%0.445823%0.4%232360.000000%0.000000%0.0%02630.000000%0.000000%0.0%02890.000000%0.000000%0.0%03150.000000%0.000000%0.0%03380.000000%0.000000%0.0%03410.000000%0.000000%0.0%03640.000000%0.000000%0.0%03650.000000%0.000000%0.0%03660.000000%0.000000%0.0%03670.000000%0.000000%0.0%0368
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 368 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Educational Attainment by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#17

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%Count#ReadingLancasterHazletonLebanonAllentownYorkHarrisburgChesterNorristownEastonPhiladelphiaChambersburgWilkes-BarreJohnstownScrantonHanoverPottstownMcKeesportUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew CastleErieWilliamsportMiddle AtlanticBethlehemNortheastBloomsburgAltoonaFullertonPennsylvaniaCarlisleWilkinsburgLevittownPittsburghWest ChesterHorshamGreensburgLansdalePittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghPhoenixvilleWillow GroveBaldwinAllegheny CountyAlleghenyHersheyWest MifflinHermitageElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardMonroevillePlumKing of PrussiaBethel ParkDrexel HillIndiana496200Tract 496200Elizabeth TownshipElizabethZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135Allison ParkMurrysvilleState CollegeUpper St. ClairFranklin ParkBoston34.584042%34.584042%34.6%17,27317.3k124.307408%24.307408%24.3%8,932224.167293%24.167293%24.2%3,860323.704026%23.704026%23.7%3,809421.725192%21.725192%21.7%15,92515.9k521.603181%21.603181%21.6%5,541621.226461%21.226461%21.2%6,504720.735207%20.735207%20.7%4,191819.454765%19.454765%19.5%4,346917.536870%17.536870%17.5%2,9491017.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1117.056609%17.056609%17.1%2,3111216.790421%16.790421%16.8%4,3191315.169262%15.169262%15.2%2,1241415.146168%15.146168%15.1%7,5541514.557432%14.557432%14.6%1,5691614.071038%14.071038%14.1%2,1631713.745428%13.745428%13.7%1,8791813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.910006%12.910006%12.9%2,0271912.909782%12.909782%12.9%8,3842012.811733%12.811733%12.8%2,2452112.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.295317%12.295317%12.3%5,9922211.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.889774%10.889774%10.9%6562310.743639%10.743639%10.7%3,2812410.511952%10.511952%10.5%1,1172510.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k9.860710%9.860710%9.9%1,161269.211661%9.211661%9.2%1,068278.418620%8.418620%8.4%3,060288.043576%8.043576%8.0%16,40616.4k297.892173%7.892173%7.9%729307.572604%7.572604%7.6%764317.388471%7.388471%7.4%737327.249824%7.249824%7.2%823337.130926%7.130926%7.1%120,640121k7.061864%7.061864%7.1%847346.496911%6.496911%6.5%694356.396191%6.396191%6.4%927366.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k5.902293%5.902293%5.9%592375.671885%5.671885%5.7%837385.533199%5.533199%5.5%660395.142562%5.142562%5.1%6984.869736%4.869736%4.9%1,043404.837339%4.837339%4.8%968414.698672%4.698672%4.7%690424.315126%4.315126%4.3%1,027434.224054%4.224054%4.2%825444.216044%4.216044%4.2%185454.166667%4.166667%4.2%1783.965778%3.965778%4.0%3943.680824%3.680824%3.7%1433.557748%3.557748%3.6%548463.192710%3.192710%3.2%473472.970218%2.970218%3.0%373481.324503%1.324503%1.3%176491.026905%1.026905%1.0%100500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#18

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Boston
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkState CollegeUpper St. ClairKing of PrussiaWest ChesterAllison ParkMurrysvilleHersheyBethel ParkPhoenixvilleIndianaPittsburghDrexel HillAllegheny CountyAlleghenyMonroevilleHorshamWillow GroveCarlislePlumNortheastMiddle AtlanticGreensburgPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghLansdaleWilkinsburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaHermitageBethlehemBaldwinPhiladelphiaFullertonElizabeth TownshipElizabethBloomsburgElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135496200Tract 496200West MifflinErieScrantonNorristownChambersburgBostonEastonWilliamsportLancasterPottstownHanoverHarrisburgLevittownAltoonaWilkes-BarreAllentownNew CastleMcKeesportYorkJohnstownHazletonChesterLebanonReading70.384062%70.384062%70.4%6,854169.804109%69.804109%69.8%8,766268.550572%68.550572%68.6%9,109355.859721%55.859721%55.9%8,203452.928440%52.928440%52.9%4,889552.561189%52.561189%52.6%8,096652.480594%52.480594%52.5%7,775750.219342%50.219342%50.2%5,037845.546218%45.546218%45.5%10,84010.8k941.295648%41.295648%41.3%4,9531040.770283%40.770283%40.8%1,7891140.731207%40.731207%40.7%83,07783.1k1239.839230%39.839230%39.8%7,7811339.069581%39.069581%39.1%343,876344k38.668410%38.668410%38.7%8,2821438.527109%38.527109%38.5%3,8871537.324471%37.324471%37.3%3,9871636.427722%36.427722%36.4%4,2891736.130128%36.130128%36.1%7,2301834.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M33.042607%33.042607%33.0%3,2961932.546256%32.546256%32.5%550,613551k30.928471%30.928471%30.9%3,5112030.714162%30.714162%30.7%3,5612130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M28.915158%28.915158%28.9%3,4492226.636435%26.636435%26.6%12,98113.0k2326.371352%26.371352%26.4%3,8222426.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k2526.058724%26.058724%26.1%2,7692624.992451%24.992451%25.0%2,48323.057769%23.057769%23.1%1,3892722.817358%22.817358%22.8%3,09722.522523%22.522523%22.5%87522.425094%22.425094%22.4%95822.003117%22.003117%22.0%3,2472821.735984%21.735984%21.7%14,11614.1k2921.568352%21.568352%21.6%10,75710.8k3021.227450%21.227450%21.2%4,7423121.138091%21.138091%21.1%2,8643220.731707%20.731707%20.7%5120.070171%20.070171%20.1%3,3753319.973749%19.973749%20.0%3,5003419.838894%19.838894%19.8%7,2903518.956544%18.956544%19.0%2,9143618.537762%18.537762%18.5%1,9983718.214158%18.214158%18.2%5,5813817.175636%17.175636%17.2%6,2433916.978290%16.978290%17.0%5,1854015.721339%15.721339%15.7%4,0444115.372023%15.372023%15.4%11,26811.3k4215.196484%15.196484%15.2%2,3864312.267740%12.267740%12.3%1,6774411.708059%11.708059%11.7%3,0034511.669761%11.669761%11.7%1,6344611.369897%11.369897%11.4%1,8164710.315654%10.315654%10.3%2,0854810.112639%10.112639%10.1%1,625499.228151%9.228151%9.2%4,60950
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#19

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Boston
0%5%10%15%Count#State CollegeFranklin ParkUpper St. ClairHersheyAllison ParkPittsburghMurrysvilleKing of PrussiaIndianaCarlisleWest ChesterAllegheny CountyAlleghenyBloomsburgMonroevilleBethel ParkNortheastHorshamMiddle AtlanticDrexel HillPhiladelphiaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghHermitageBethlehemUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaGreensburgWilliamsportZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135WilkinsburgLancaster496200Tract 496200HarrisburgEastonElizabeth TownshipElizabethLansdaleScrantonWillow GroveHanoverElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardChambersburgAllentownEriePottstownPlumBaldwinPhoenixvilleNorristownJohnstownFullertonNew CastleLebanonHazletonWest MifflinLevittownWilkes-BarreAltoonaYorkChesterMcKeesportReadingBoston16.164994%16.164994%16.2%2,030113.134114%13.134114%13.1%1,279212.409693%12.409693%12.4%1,649310.249252%10.249252%10.2%1,02849.218983%9.218983%9.2%1,42057.432194%7.432194%7.4%15,15915.2k67.080661%7.080661%7.1%1,04976.510044%6.510044%6.5%95685.765725%5.765725%5.8%25395.435706%5.435706%5.4%640105.434665%5.434665%5.4%502115.039180%5.039180%5.0%44,35344.4k5.013280%5.013280%5.0%302124.440190%4.440190%4.4%951134.105042%4.105042%4.1%977144.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.004361%4.004361%4.0%404153.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.850289%3.850289%3.9%752163.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k173.600869%3.600869%3.6%60,91960.9k3.529510%3.529510%3.5%421183.451389%3.451389%3.5%1,682193.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k2.957393%2.957393%3.0%295202.750671%2.750671%2.8%482212.728443%2.728443%2.7%1062.682422%2.682422%2.7%311222.514559%2.514559%2.5%924232.481273%2.481273%2.5%1062.441174%2.441174%2.4%748242.354900%2.354900%2.4%396252.194263%2.194263%2.2%2182.026075%2.026075%2.0%230261.944901%1.944901%1.9%970271.853585%1.853585%1.9%198281.809241%1.809241%1.8%195291.790319%1.790319%1.8%2431.682781%1.682781%1.7%228301.607050%1.607050%1.6%1,178311.599864%1.599864%1.6%1,039321.554775%1.554775%1.6%239331.544151%1.544151%1.5%309341.483475%1.483475%1.5%215351.417375%1.417375%1.4%170361.383231%1.383231%1.4%309371.328382%1.328382%1.3%186381.232825%1.232825%1.2%131391.152793%1.152793%1.2%181401.107723%1.107723%1.1%178410.976709%0.976709%1.0%156420.955479%0.955479%1.0%141430.954661%0.954661%1.0%347440.940792%0.940792%0.9%242450.903762%0.903762%0.9%276460.814847%0.814847%0.8%209470.549179%0.549179%0.5%111480.548647%0.548647%0.5%75490.454500%0.454500%0.5%227500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Educational Attainment by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#20

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Boston
0%10%20%30%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenPatersonTrentonFall RiverHartfordNew BedfordElizabethNewarkProvidenceBridgeportSpringfieldAllentownWaterburyLynnLowellPawtucketNew BritainRochesterNew YorkSyracuseBrocktonPhiladelphiaNew RochelleYonkersBuffaloDanburyNew HavenWorcesterScrantonBostonJersey CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesErieManchesterMiddle AtlanticBethlehemCliftonNortheastNorwalkQuincyStamfordCranstonPennsylvaniaAlbanySomervilleNashuaCheektowagaWarwickPittsburghToms RiverPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyCambridgeElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth Forward496200Tract 496200Elizabeth TownshipElizabethZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135NewtonBoston34.584042%34.584042%34.6%17,27317.3k132.468185%32.468185%32.5%15,51215.5k231.151484%31.151484%31.2%13,34013.3k328.603478%28.603478%28.6%26,13726.1k428.146549%28.146549%28.1%15,38815.4k527.914461%27.914461%27.9%17,34817.3k627.891028%27.891028%27.9%20,66020.7k727.365251%27.365251%27.4%17,71917.7k826.935430%26.935430%26.9%21,72121.7k926.717922%26.717922%26.7%47,54047.5k1023.799210%23.799210%23.8%25,05225.1k1123.641452%23.641452%23.6%22,13122.1k1222.848722%22.848722%22.8%21,31921.3k1321.725192%21.725192%21.7%15,92515.9k1420.889554%20.889554%20.9%14,52214.5k1520.689714%20.689714%20.7%12,22712.2k1620.275184%20.275184%20.3%14,22014.2k1720.122745%20.122745%20.1%9,7381819.497702%19.497702%19.5%9,1221919.239011%19.239011%19.2%25,40825.4k2019.216077%19.216077%19.2%1,124,4811.12M2119.000219%19.000219%19.0%16,47316.5k2218.575453%18.575453%18.6%11,40711.4k2317.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k2417.017312%17.017312%17.0%9,1322516.804756%16.804756%16.8%22,98023.0k2616.749688%16.749688%16.7%27,74127.7k2716.719221%16.719221%16.7%9,5972816.300427%16.300427%16.3%13,24113.2k2915.555125%15.555125%15.6%18,48418.5k3015.146168%15.146168%15.1%7,5543114.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k3214.106563%14.106563%14.1%25,82725.8k3313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.909782%12.909782%12.9%8,3843412.589518%12.589518%12.6%9,6163512.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.295317%12.295317%12.3%5,9923612.152631%12.152631%12.2%7,1853711.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.588323%11.588323%11.6%7,1693811.019146%11.019146%11.0%7,6953910.953993%10.953993%11.0%9,8074010.873017%10.873017%10.9%6,2314110.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.256196%10.256196%10.3%6,1454210.244109%10.244109%10.2%6,043439.642857%9.642857%9.6%5,913449.172415%9.172415%9.2%5,013458.596440%8.596440%8.6%5,293468.043576%8.043576%8.0%16,40616.4k477.699536%7.699536%7.7%4,834487.130926%7.130926%7.1%120,640121k6.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k5.858411%5.858411%5.9%4,275495.142562%5.142562%5.1%6984.166667%4.166667%4.2%1783.965778%3.965778%4.0%3943.680824%3.680824%3.7%1432.909820%2.909820%2.9%1,684500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#21

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Boston
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonCambridgeSomervilleStamfordBostonJersey CityNew RochelleQuincyNorwalkPittsburghAllegheny CountyAlleghenyAlbanyNew YorkNashuaNortheastNew HavenMiddle AtlanticPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghWarwickYonkersCliftonToms RiverDanburyCranstonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcesterProvidencePennsylvaniaManchesterSyracuseBethlehemPhiladelphiaBuffaloElizabeth TownshipElizabethRochesterElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135496200Tract 496200LowellCheektowagaErieScrantonBostonLynnPawtucketNew BritainBridgeportSpringfieldBrocktonHartfordNew BedfordAllentownWaterburyFall RiverNewarkTrentonElizabethLawrencePatersonReadingCamden76.650597%76.650597%76.7%44,36044.4k174.864332%74.864332%74.9%54,63054.6k258.579420%58.579420%58.6%34,55634.6k347.268483%47.268483%47.3%42,31942.3k446.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k544.105197%44.105197%44.1%80,75080.8k643.527198%43.527198%43.5%23,35823.4k742.147695%42.147695%42.1%29,43329.4k841.568602%41.568602%41.6%25,71625.7k940.731207%40.731207%40.7%83,07783.1k1039.069581%39.069581%39.1%343,876344k37.277810%37.277810%37.3%22,33522.3k1136.220225%36.220225%36.2%2,119,5252.12M1234.928245%34.928245%34.9%21,41821.4k1334.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.235698%34.235698%34.2%27,81027.8k1433.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.546256%32.546256%32.5%550,613551k32.470928%32.470928%32.5%19,99320.0k1532.032147%32.032147%32.0%43,80343.8k1631.280551%31.280551%31.3%18,49418.5k1731.118296%31.118296%31.1%19,53719.5k1831.091793%31.091793%31.1%17,84717.8k1930.636746%30.636746%30.6%17,55717.6k2030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.720018%29.720018%29.7%35,31635.3k2129.442164%29.442164%29.4%30,99231.0k2229.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M27.975544%27.975544%28.0%21,36821.4k2326.804231%26.804231%26.8%23,23923.2k2426.636435%26.636435%26.6%12,98113.0k2526.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k2625.263101%25.263101%25.3%41,84141.8k2724.992451%24.992451%25.0%2,48323.661076%23.661076%23.7%31,24831.2k2822.817358%22.817358%22.8%3,09722.522523%22.522523%22.5%87522.425094%22.425094%22.4%95822.302702%22.302702%22.3%15,64215.6k2922.035387%22.035387%22.0%12,04312.0k3021.735984%21.735984%21.7%14,11614.1k3121.568352%21.568352%21.6%10,75710.8k3220.731707%20.731707%20.7%5119.566137%19.566137%19.6%11,56311.6k3319.027545%19.027545%19.0%9,2083418.114780%18.114780%18.1%8,4753517.869695%17.869695%17.9%16,72816.7k3617.800761%17.800761%17.8%16,60916.6k3717.271084%17.271084%17.3%10,60610.6k3816.703567%16.703567%16.7%12,37312.4k3915.806950%15.806950%15.8%10,23510.2k4015.372023%15.372023%15.4%11,26811.3k4115.070917%15.070917%15.1%10,47710.5k4214.396511%14.396511%14.4%8,9474313.654578%13.654578%13.7%24,29624.3k4411.898447%11.898447%11.9%6,5054511.763247%11.763247%11.8%9,4864611.170881%11.170881%11.2%5,3374710.403055%10.403055%10.4%9,506489.228151%9.228151%9.2%4,609498.194195%8.194195%8.2%3,50950
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#22

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Boston
0%5%10%15%20%Count#NewtonCambridgeNew HavenSomervilleNew RochellePittsburghBostonStamfordProvidenceAlbanyAllegheny CountyAlleghenyNew YorkNorwalkJersey CitySyracuseNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaQuincyPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghWorcesterBethlehemYonkersCranstonCliftonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBuffaloDanburyZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135RochesterWarwickToms River496200Tract 496200HartfordElizabeth TownshipElizabethNashuaPawtucketLowellScrantonManchesterElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardBridgeportAllentownErieSpringfieldNew BritainFall RiverCheektowagaLynnWaterburyNew BedfordTrentonNewarkElizabethBrocktonCamdenLawrencePatersonReadingBoston22.416325%22.416325%22.4%12,97313.0k119.696596%19.696596%19.7%14,37314.4k28.607551%8.607551%8.6%6,99238.599763%8.599763%8.6%5,07348.001789%8.001789%8.0%4,29457.432194%7.432194%7.4%15,15915.2k67.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k75.972366%5.972366%6.0%5,34785.846253%5.846253%5.8%6,15495.285822%5.285822%5.3%3,167105.039180%5.039180%5.0%44,35344.4k4.490298%4.490298%4.5%262,762263k114.364412%4.364412%4.4%2,700124.296365%4.296365%4.3%7,866134.250337%4.250337%4.3%3,685144.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k153.698824%3.698824%3.7%2,583163.600869%3.600869%3.6%60,91960.9k3.571519%3.571519%3.6%4,244173.451389%3.451389%3.5%1,682183.426766%3.426766%3.4%4,686193.343396%3.343396%3.3%1,916203.342185%3.342185%3.3%1,976213.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k3.202492%3.202492%3.2%5,304223.020853%3.020853%3.0%1,734232.728443%2.728443%2.7%1062.719873%2.719873%2.7%3,592242.715520%2.715520%2.7%1,672252.714111%2.714111%2.7%1,704262.481273%2.481273%2.5%1062.259902%2.259902%2.3%1,674272.194263%2.194263%2.2%2182.075995%2.075995%2.1%1,273282.029219%2.029219%2.0%982291.961931%1.961931%2.0%1,376301.944901%1.944901%1.9%970311.813278%1.813278%1.8%1,385321.790319%1.790319%1.8%2431.680358%1.680358%1.7%1,573331.607050%1.607050%1.6%1,178341.599864%1.599864%1.6%1,039351.501527%1.501527%1.5%1,401361.462007%1.462007%1.5%684371.226125%1.226125%1.2%762381.209449%1.209449%1.2%661391.189570%1.189570%1.2%703401.165166%1.165166%1.2%810411.153668%1.153668%1.2%747421.091987%1.091987%1.1%597431.070628%1.070628%1.1%1,905441.051574%1.051574%1.1%848451.035679%1.035679%1.0%636460.684212%0.684212%0.7%293470.640489%0.640489%0.6%306480.572354%0.572354%0.6%523490.454500%0.454500%0.5%227500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Educational Attainment by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#23

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#MiamiFresnoDallasLos AngelesHoustonClevelandEl PasoDetroitLong BeachOaklandNew YorkPhoenixFort WorthSan AntonioMilwaukeePhiladelphiaSan JoseChicagoBaltimoreLas VegasSacramentoMemphisTucsonArlingtonOklahoma CityIndianapolisBostonDenverTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNashville-DavidsonWichitaSan FranciscoSan DiegoMiddle AtlanticMesaOmahaAustinLouisvilleNortheastCharlotteJacksonvilleColumbusMinneapolisAlbuquerqueKansas CityAtlantaPennsylvaniaWashingtonRaleighPortlandPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghVirginia BeachVirginia BchColorado SpringsColorado SpgsAllegheny CountyAlleghenySeattleElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth Forward496200Tract 496200Elizabeth TownshipElizabethZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135Boston25.837701%25.837701%25.8%82,57682.6k124.732204%24.732204%24.7%75,24675.2k224.656531%24.656531%24.7%201,900202k324.054764%24.054764%24.1%636,204636k422.636297%22.636297%22.6%326,041326k521.582420%21.582420%21.6%54,98155.0k621.390422%21.390422%21.4%88,91188.9k721.003600%21.003600%21.0%90,67890.7k820.544247%20.544247%20.5%62,70762.7k919.475074%19.475074%19.5%56,99457.0k1019.216077%19.216077%19.2%1,124,4811.12M1119.059912%19.059912%19.1%186,721187k1218.755272%18.755272%18.8%94,04494.0k1318.397606%18.397606%18.4%167,299167k1417.485105%17.485105%17.5%63,80063.8k1517.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1617.116159%17.116159%17.1%116,369116k1716.905373%16.905373%16.9%309,770310k1816.548703%16.548703%16.5%69,83969.8k1916.452623%16.452623%16.5%67,69367.7k2016.276659%16.276659%16.3%51,98052.0k2116.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k2215.587550%15.587550%15.6%51,09151.1k2315.406412%15.406412%15.4%37,08237.1k2414.746136%14.746136%14.7%59,32459.3k2514.507103%14.507103%14.5%80,02880.0k2614.325556%14.325556%14.3%63,64263.6k2713.638703%13.638703%13.6%63,86563.9k2813.030453%13.030453%13.0%33,97034.0k2913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.757874%12.757874%12.8%55,74455.7k3012.568464%12.568464%12.6%31,23131.2k3112.559735%12.559735%12.6%84,02484.0k3212.495849%12.495849%12.5%115,528116k3312.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.217042%12.217042%12.2%37,94137.9k3412.198899%12.198899%12.2%35,05035.1k3512.000833%12.000833%12.0%73,14773.1k3611.956157%11.956157%12.0%49,49049.5k3711.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k3811.488796%11.488796%11.5%65,89165.9k3911.226988%11.226988%11.2%61,30861.3k4010.958428%10.958428%11.0%29,34729.3k4110.937441%10.937441%10.9%40,85940.9k4210.852627%10.852627%10.9%34,34934.3k4310.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k4410.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k10.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k458.738650%8.738650%8.7%25,06025.1k468.420098%8.420098%8.4%38,17938.2k477.130926%7.130926%7.1%120,640121k6.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k486.610646%6.610646%6.6%19,21119.2k496.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k6.099576%6.099576%6.1%30,04230.0k505.142562%5.142562%5.1%6984.166667%4.166667%4.2%1783.965778%3.965778%4.0%3943.680824%3.680824%3.7%1430.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#24

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%20%40%60%Count#SeattleWashingtonSan FranciscoRaleighAtlantaAustinMinneapolisPortlandBostonDenverSan DiegoCharlotteSan JoseOaklandAllegheny CountyAlleghenyColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNashville-DavidsonChicagoNew YorkColumbusNortheastOmahaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueMiddle AtlanticKansas CityPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghLos AngelesHoustonDallasTulsaSacramentoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaltimoreLong BeachOklahoma CityPennsylvaniaArlingtonIndianapolisWichitaLouisvilleFort WorthPhoenixJacksonvillePhiladelphiaTucsonMesaSan AntonioMemphisElizabeth TownshipElizabethMiamiEl PasoMilwaukeeElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135496200Tract 496200Las VegasBostonFresnoClevelandDetroit60.416303%60.416303%60.4%297,566298k155.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k254.793235%54.793235%54.8%366,564367k349.199364%49.199364%49.2%141,090141k448.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k547.708346%47.708346%47.7%290,790291k647.670489%47.670489%47.7%127,663128k746.950667%46.950667%47.0%212,887213k846.377869%46.377869%46.4%206,036206k945.718966%45.718966%45.7%214,085214k1043.550297%43.550297%43.6%402,636403k1141.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k1240.175296%40.175296%40.2%273,143273k1339.721375%39.721375%39.7%116,245116k1439.069581%39.069581%39.1%343,876344k37.845613%37.845613%37.8%109,982110k1537.627764%37.627764%37.6%164,410164k1636.546320%36.546320%36.5%669,666670k1736.220225%36.220225%36.2%2,119,5252.12M1834.813955%34.813955%34.8%190,111190k1934.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.651487%34.651487%34.7%99,56199.6k2034.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k2133.751907%33.751907%33.8%126,087126k2233.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.996107%32.996107%33.0%104,434104k2332.546256%32.546256%32.5%550,613551k32.470816%32.470816%32.5%858,793859k2431.153001%31.153001%31.2%448,711449k2531.010808%31.010808%31.0%253,932254k2630.736449%30.736449%30.7%80,12980.1k2730.677965%30.677965%30.7%97,97198.0k2830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.719611%29.719611%29.7%125,423125k2929.497525%29.497525%29.5%90,03590.0k3029.343627%29.343627%29.3%118,050118k3129.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M29.302594%29.302594%29.3%70,52970.5k3228.985384%28.985384%29.0%159,897160k3328.877567%28.877567%28.9%71,75771.8k3428.252913%28.252913%28.3%116,947117k3527.594445%27.594445%27.6%138,366138k3627.352542%27.352542%27.4%267,960268k3727.049958%27.049958%27.0%155,138155k3826.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k3925.763345%25.763345%25.8%84,44484.4k4025.634825%25.634825%25.6%79,61179.6k4125.248199%25.248199%25.2%229,595230k4225.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k4324.992451%24.992451%25.0%2,48324.957211%24.957211%25.0%79,76279.8k4423.604502%23.604502%23.6%98,11498.1k4523.517740%23.517740%23.5%85,81285.8k4622.817358%22.817358%22.8%3,09722.522523%22.522523%22.5%87522.425094%22.425094%22.4%95822.410206%22.410206%22.4%92,20592.2k4720.731707%20.731707%20.7%5120.457660%20.457660%20.5%62,24162.2k4816.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4913.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#25

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%5%10%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoBostonAtlantaSan DiegoMinneapolisOaklandPortlandDenverAustinAllegheny CountyAlleghenyBaltimoreRaleighAlbuquerqueNashville-DavidsonNew YorkChicagoNortheastMiamiOmahaHoustonLos AngelesSacramentoMiddle AtlanticDallasPhiladelphiaSan JosePittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghCharlotteKansas CityTulsaColumbusMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPennsylvaniaLouisvilleLong BeachIndianapolisOklahoma CityTucsonVirginia BeachVirginia BchPhoenixZIP Code 15135ZIP 15135San AntonioWichitaLas VegasFresno496200Tract 496200ArlingtonJacksonvilleFort WorthElizabeth TownshipElizabethMesaMilwaukeeClevelandEl PasoElizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth ForwardDetroitBoston12.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k18.674060%8.674060%8.7%42,72242.7k27.558053%7.558053%7.6%50,56350.6k37.340604%7.340604%7.3%32,61132.6k47.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k56.404220%6.404220%6.4%59,20959.2k66.241155%6.241155%6.2%16,71416.7k76.054994%6.054994%6.1%17,72017.7k85.991262%5.991262%6.0%27,16627.2k95.725842%5.725842%5.7%26,81226.8k105.293216%5.293216%5.3%32,26332.3k115.039180%5.039180%5.0%44,35344.4k4.934352%4.934352%4.9%20,82420.8k124.783940%4.783940%4.8%13,71913.7k134.747169%4.747169%4.7%17,73417.7k144.499036%4.499036%4.5%19,65819.7k154.490298%4.490298%4.5%262,762263k164.485379%4.485379%4.5%82,18982.2k174.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.063580%4.063580%4.1%12,98713.0k184.059919%4.059919%4.1%11,66511.7k194.001816%4.001816%4.0%57,64057.6k203.968028%3.968028%4.0%104,947105k213.936083%3.936083%3.9%12,57012.6k223.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.855041%3.855041%3.9%31,56731.6k233.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k243.718608%3.718608%3.7%25,28225.3k253.600869%3.600869%3.6%60,91960.9k3.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k263.435344%3.435344%3.4%10,87310.9k273.421980%3.421980%3.4%8,921283.353556%3.353556%3.4%18,31318.3k293.351171%3.351171%3.4%13,96514.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.304119%3.304119%3.3%9,602313.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k3.276890%3.276890%3.3%13,56413.6k323.202514%3.202514%3.2%9,775333.103434%3.103434%3.1%17,12017.1k343.057653%3.057653%3.1%12,30112.3k353.025921%3.025921%3.0%9,918362.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889372.945022%2.945022%2.9%28,85128.9k382.728443%2.728443%2.7%1062.604272%2.604272%2.6%23,68223.7k392.519246%2.519246%2.5%6,260402.506307%2.506307%2.5%10,31210.3k412.504906%2.504906%2.5%7,621422.481273%2.481273%2.5%1062.314576%2.314576%2.3%5,571432.288483%2.288483%2.3%13,12513.1k442.234224%2.234224%2.2%11,20311.2k452.194263%2.194263%2.2%2182.055977%2.055977%2.1%6,385462.043126%2.043126%2.0%7,455471.927780%1.927780%1.9%4,911481.889534%1.889534%1.9%7,854491.790319%1.790319%1.8%2431.318660%1.318660%1.3%5,693500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Definitions

Educational attainment is reported in terms of the highest level of education obtained by persons aged 25 years and older. On this page, we report on both detailed and coarse categorizations of the levels of education in the population. The detailed levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • None: no formal education at all
  • Less than High School: some education, but stopped short of high school
  • Some High School: some high school education, but no high school diploma (or equivalent)
  • Some College: high school diploma (or equivalent), and some college, but no post-secondary degree
  • Associate's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is an associate's degree (including occupational or academic degrees)
  • Bachelor's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB)
  • Master's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MENG, MSW)
  • Professional Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a professional degree (e.g., MD, DDC, JD)
  • Doctorate Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • No High School Diploma: does not have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • High School Diploma: has a high school diploma or equivalent and possibly some college, but no post-secondary degrees
  • Higher Degree: has some post-secondary degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate)

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Allegheny
Metro Area:
Pittsburgh Area
Township:
Elizabeth
ZIP Code:
15135
Unified School District:
Elizabeth Forward
Congressional District:
PA-18
State Senate District:
PA-45
State House District:
PA-39
Neighboring Boroughs:
Versailles
Neighboring Cities:
McKeesport
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Greenock
Nearby Boroughs:
Dravosburg, Elizabeth, Glassport, Liberty, Lincoln, Port Vue, West Elizabeth, White Oak
Nearby Cities:
Clairton, Duquesne