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