Where does my metro rank in average years of schooling?
This page ranks metropolitan areas by educational attainment and displays the national average. Change the year or education level to re-sort the rankings.

National average for All Occupations 2010
$45,230

Average salary (2011)

 13.68
Years of schooling an average worker has completed.
 90.5 % Margin of Error
± .04 %
of workers have completed
at least a high school diploma (or equivalent) 		64.3 % Margin of Error
± .08 %
of workers have completed
at least some college (no degree) 		33.7 % Margin of Error
± .11 %
of workers have completed
at least a bachelor's degree 		12.6 %Margin of Error
± .13 %
of workers have completed
at least a master's degree
Metro rankings

MSA
Metropolitan Statistical Area, made up of a core urban area of 50,000 or more population and adjacent counties that are highly integrated socially and economically with the urban core.

Rank

Years

Percent difference from
the national level
Abilene, TX 180 13.41 -2.00
Akron, OH 81 13.87 1.38
Albany, GA 220 13.13 -4.02
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 20 14.23 4.01
Albuquerque, NM 109 13.73 .38
Alexandria, LA 219 13.13 -4.02
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 108 13.74 .40
Altoona, PA 196 13.29 -2.87
Amarillo, TX 221 13.13 -4.03
Anchorage, AK 45 14.05 2.67
Ann Arbor, MI 5 14.55 6.32
Anniston-Oxford, AL 208 13.23 -3.31
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 152 13.53 -1.12
Asheville, NC 88 13.82 1.01
Athens-Clarke County, GA 54 13.99 2.26
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 62 13.95 1.97
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 189 13.33 -2.58
Auburn-Opelika, AL 114 13.72 .27
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 99 13.76 .60
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 70 13.92 1.75
Bakersfield-Delano, CA 254 12.33 -9.86
Baltimore-Towson, MD 40 14.07 2.86
Barnstable Town, MA 38 14.08 2.94
Baton Rouge, LA 124 13.66 -.13
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 242 12.82 -6.26
Bellingham, WA 36 14.09 2.95
Billings, MT 95 13.79 .81
Binghamton, NY 119 13.69 .09
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 73 13.91 1.66
Bloomington, IN 23 14.20 3.81
Bloomington-Normal, IL 33 14.10 3.05
Boise City-Nampa, ID 84 13.86 1.31
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 7 14.54 6.25
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 177 13.42 -1.90
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 110 13.73 .36
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 13 14.34 4.80
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 258 12.13 -11.30
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 50 14.01 2.40
Canton-Massillon, OH 161 13.49 -1.40
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 209 13.23 -3.32
Cedar Rapids, IA 60 13.96 2.00
Champaign-Urbana, IL 11 14.38 5.11
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC 66 13.94 1.89
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 98 13.77 .62
Charlottesville, VA 10 14.39 5.21
Chattanooga, TN-GA 172 13.45 -1.70
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 51 14.00 2.36
Chico, CA 149 13.54 -1.07
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 63 13.95 1.94
Clarksville, TN-KY 134 13.60 -.60
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 85 13.85 1.24
College Station-Bryan, TX 57 13.97 2.15
Colorado Springs, CO 59 13.96 2.06
Columbia, MO 3 14.66 7.19
Columbia, SC 44 14.06 2.76
Columbus, GA-AL 150 13.53 -1.09
Columbus, OH 47 14.02 2.50
Corpus Christi, TX 245 12.77 -6.66
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 166 13.47 -1.56
Danville, VA 215 13.18 -3.69
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 113 13.72 .27
Dayton-Springfield, OH 100 13.76 .57
Decatur, AL 247 12.73 -6.95
Decatur, IL 139 13.57 -.78
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 182 13.39 -2.10
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 82 13.87 1.37
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 56 13.98 2.19
Dothan, AL 176 13.42 -1.88
Dover, DE 165 13.47 -1.51
Duluth, MN-WI 49 14.01 2.41
Eau Claire, WI 159 13.50 -1.35
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 252 12.67 -7.43
El Paso, TX 240 12.85 -6.09
Erie, PA 143 13.57 -.83
Eugene-Springfield, OR 80 13.87 1.39
Evansville, IN-KY 136 13.59 -.65
Fargo, ND-MN 32 14.10 3.08
Fayetteville, NC 155 13.51 -1.24
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 203 13.26 -3.11
Flagstaff, AZ 89 13.82 .98
Flint, MI 55 13.99 2.26
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 191 13.32 -2.66
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 1 14.78 8.02
Fort Smith, AR-OK 229 13.09 -4.36
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 160 13.49 -1.39
Fort Wayne, IN 169 13.46 -1.62
Fresno, CA 243 12.80 -6.47
Gadsden, AL 248 12.72 -7.02
Gainesville, FL 18 14.27 4.29
Glens Falls, NY 162 13.48 -1.44
Goldsboro, NC 227 13.10 -4.26
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 123 13.68 .01
Greeley, CO 195 13.29 -2.83
Green Bay, WI 163 13.48 -1.47
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC 154 13.51 -1.23
Greenville, NC 75 13.90 1.63
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley-Spartenburg-Anderson, SC 173 13.45 -1.72
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 183 13.39 -2.11
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 192 13.31 -2.69
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA 117 13.70 .13
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 22 14.22 3.94
Hattiesburg, MS 116 13.71 .21
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 234 13.03 -4.73
Honolulu, HI 69 13.92 1.75
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 253 12.55 -8.29
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 204 13.25 -3.14
Huntsville, AL 65 13.94 1.89
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 91 13.81 .94
Iowa City, IA 2 14.68 7.30
Jackson, MI 145 13.55 -.93
Jackson, MS 72 13.92 1.71
Jackson, TN 147 13.54 -1.03
Jacksonville, FL 122 13.69 .06
Jacksonville, NC 222 13.13 -4.06
Janesville, WI 200 13.27 -3.03
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 157 13.50 -1.33
Johnstown, PA 174 13.44 -1.74
Joplin, MO 205 13.24 -3.24
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 78 13.90 1.58
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 213 13.19 -3.57
Kansas City, MO-KS 52 14.00 2.31
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 250 12.71 -7.12
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 185 13.37 -2.29
Knoxville, TN 79 13.88 1.44
Kokomo, IN 127 13.64 -.26
La Crosse, WI-MN 29 14.15 3.46
Lafayette, IN 133 13.60 -.60
Lafayette, LA 198 13.27 -3.00
Lake Charles, LA 201 13.26 -3.04
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 236 13.03 -4.74
Lancaster, PA 224 13.12 -4.12
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 42 14.06 2.80
Laredo, TX 257 12.16 -11.09
Las Cruces, NM 233 13.04 -4.68
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 230 13.08 -4.36
Lexington-Fayette, KY 30 14.15 3.45
Lima, OH 167 13.47 -1.58
Lincoln, NE 48 14.02 2.45
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 135 13.59 -.64
Longview, TX 239 12.86 -6.00
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 193 13.30 -2.80
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 92 13.80 .89
Lubbock, TX 175 13.43 -1.81
Lynchburg, VA 164 13.48 -1.50
Macon-Warner Robins, GA 153 13.51 -1.22
Madison, WI 9 14.42 5.44
Manchester-Nashua, NH 37 14.08 2.94
Mansfield, OH 206 13.23 -3.28
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 255 12.20 -10.82
Medford, OR 170 13.46 -1.62
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 105 13.75 .49
Merced, CA 256 12.18 -10.97
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 128 13.64 -.28
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 64 13.94 1.93
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 17 14.27 4.29
Mobile, AL 181 13.40 -2.02
Modesto, CA 237 12.88 -5.84
Monroe, LA 190 13.32 -2.65
Montgomery, AL 74 13.91 1.66
Muncie, IN 93 13.80 .88
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC 214 13.19 -3.61
Naples-Marco Island, FL 228 13.09 -4.29
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN 86 13.85 1.20
New Haven-Milford, CT 27 14.16 3.51
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 131 13.62 -.45
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 46 14.05 2.66
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 146 13.55 -.97
Ocala, FL 217 13.14 -3.96
Odessa, TX 251 12.67 -7.39
Oklahoma City, OK 140 13.57 -.78
Olympia, WA 31 14.10 3.08
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 41 14.07 2.85
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 118 13.70 .12
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 202 13.26 -3.10
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 115 13.71 .24
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL 210 13.22 -3.33
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 121 13.69 .07
Peoria, IL 83 13.87 1.35
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 39 14.08 2.90
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 138 13.58 -.76
Pittsburgh, PA 43 14.06 2.76
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 16 14.27 4.32
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 58 13.96 2.07
Port St. Lucie, FL 211 13.22 -3.36
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 132 13.61 -.49
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 137 13.58 -.73
Provo-Orem, UT 94 13.79 .83
Punta Gorda, FL 168 13.46 -1.60
Racine, WI 179 13.41 -1.98
Raleigh-Cary-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 14 14.32 4.66
Reading, PA 212 13.20 -3.55
Redding, CA 102 13.75 .52
Reno-Sparks, NV 148 13.54 -1.04
Richmond, VA 71 13.92 1.73
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 241 12.84 -6.15
Roanoke, VA 97 13.78 .73
Rochester, MN 19 14.24 4.06
Rochester, NY 35 14.09 3.02
Rockford, IL 156 13.50 -1.32
Rocky Mount, NC 235 13.03 -4.73
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA 96 13.79 .79
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI 104 13.75 .49
St. Cloud, MN 178 13.42 -1.93
St. Joseph, MO-KS 216 13.16 -3.84
St. Louis, MO-IL 53 14.00 2.30
Salem, OR 207 13.23 -3.28
Salinas, CA 259 11.97 -12.54
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT 112 13.72 .30
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 186 13.36 -2.32
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 90 13.81 .94
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont-Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA 24 14.20 3.76
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 6 14.54 6.30
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 103 13.75 .50
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 232 13.07 -4.48
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 231 13.08 -4.42
Santa Fe, NM 34 14.10 3.03
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 142 13.57 -.79
Savannah, GA 141 13.57 -.79
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 151 13.53 -1.10
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 25 14.17 3.58
Sheboygan, WI 184 13.38 -2.18
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 194 13.30 -2.82
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 223 13.12 -4.08
Sioux Falls, SD 28 14.16 3.48
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 101 13.75 .54
Spokane, WA 68 13.93 1.82
Springfield, IL 26 14.16 3.53
Springfield, MA 77 13.90 1.60
Springfield, MO 106 13.74 .46
State College, PA 12 14.34 4.82
Stockton, CA 246 12.76 -6.72
Sumter, SC 197 13.28 -2.94
Syracuse, NY 76 13.90 1.62
Tallahassee, FL 15 14.28 4.37
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 129 13.64 -.31
Terre Haute, IN 126 13.65 -.24
Toledo, OH 111 13.73 .34
Topeka, KS 61 13.95 1.99
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 8 14.45 5.65
Tucson, AZ 87 13.82 1.04
Tulsa, OK 158 13.50 -1.35
Tuscaloosa, AL 144 13.56 -.87
Tyler, TX 226 13.11 -4.21
Utica-Rome, NY 125 13.66 -.15
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 238 12.88 -5.88
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 107 13.74 .45
Visalia-Porterville, CA 261 11.85 -13.41
Waco, TX 218 13.13 -3.99
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4 14.58 6.55
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 120 13.69 .09
Wausau, WI 187 13.34 -2.53
Wichita, KS 130 13.64 -.32
Wichita Falls, TX 199 13.27 -3.00
Williamsport, PA 225 13.11 -4.15
Wilmington, NC 67 13.93 1.85
Worcester, MA 21 14.22 3.96
Yakima, WA 260 11.92 -12.91
York-Hanover, PA 188 13.33 -2.57
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 171 13.46 -1.65
Yuba City, CA 244 12.78 -6.59
Yuma, AZ 249 12.71 -7.10