List of U.S. states by educational attainment

This article presents a list of U.S. states sorted by educational attainment. The list figures do include disparities among the states.

Rankings

High School Degree

2009 percentage of population 25 years old and over that is a High School graduate or more:

Rank	State	% H.S. Graduate
	United States	85.3%
1	Wyoming	91.8%
2	Minnesota	91.5%
3	Alaska	91.4%
4	New Hampshire	91.3%
5	Vermont	91.0%
6	Montana	90.8%
7	Iowa	90.5%
8	Hawaii	90.4%
9	Utah	90.4%
10	Maine	90.2%
11	North Dakota	90.1%
12	South Dakota	89.9%
13	Kansas	89.8%
14	Wisconsin	89.8%
15	Nebraska	89.7%
16	Washington	89.7%
17	Colorado	89.3%
18	Oregon	89.1%
19	Massachusetts	89.0%
20	Connecticut	88.6%
21	Idaho	88.4%
22	Maryland	88.2%
23	Michigan	87.9%
24	Pennsylvania	87.9%
25	Ohio	87.6%
26	Delaware	87.4%
27	New Jersey	87.4%
	District of Columbia	87.1%
28	Missouri	86.8%
29	Indiana	86.6%
30	Virginia	86.6%
31	Illinois	86.4%
32	Oklahoma	85.6%
33	Florida	85.3%
34	New York	84.7%
35	Rhode Island	84.7%
36	North Carolina	84.3%
37	Arizona	84.2%
38	Georgia	83.9%
39	Nevada	83.9%
40	South Carolina	83.6%
41	Tennessee	83.1%
42	New Mexico	82.8%
43	West Virginia	82.8%
44	Arkansas	82.4%
45	Louisiana	82.2%
46	Alabama	82.1%
47	Kentucky	81.7%
48	California	80.6%
49	Mississippi	80.4%
50	Texas	79.9%

Undergraduate Degree

2009 percentage of population 25 years old and over with Bachelor's Degree or more:

Rank	State	% Bachelor's Degree
	United States	27.9%
	District of Columbia	48.5%
1	Massachusetts	38.2%
2	Colorado	35.9%
3	Maryland	35.7%
4	Connecticut	35.6%
5	New Jersey	34.5%
6	Virginia	34.0%
7	Vermont	33.1%
8	New York	32.4%
9	New Hampshire	32.0%
10	Minnesota	31.5%
11	Washington	31.0%
12	Illinois	30.6%
13	Rhode Island	30.5%
14	California	29.9%
15	Hawaii	29.6%
16	Kansas	29.5%
17	Oregon	29.2%
18	Delaware	28.7%
19	Utah	28.5%
20	Georgia	27.5%
21	Montana	27.4%
22	Nebraska	27.4%
23	Maine	26.9%
24	Alaska	26.6%
25	North Carolina	26.5%
26	Pennsylvania	26.4%
27	North Dakota	25.8%
28	Wisconsin	25.7%
29	Arizona	25.6%
30	Texas	25.5%
31	Florida	25.3%
32	New Mexico	25.3%
33	Missouri	25.2%
34	Iowa	25.1%
35	South Dakota	25.1%
36	Michigan	24.6%
37	South Carolina	24.3%
38	Ohio	24.1%
39	Idaho	23.9%
40	Wyoming	23.8%
41	Tennessee	23.0%
42	Oklahoma	22.7%
43	Indiana	22.5%
44	Alabama	22.0%
45	Nevada	21.8%
46	Louisiana	21.4%
47	Kentucky	21.0%
48	Mississippi	19.6%
49	Arkansas	18.9%
50	West Virginia	17.3%

Graduate Degree

2009 percentage of population 25 years old and over with an Advanced Degree (Master's, Doctorate, etc) or more:

Rank	State	% Advanced Degree
	United States	10.3%
	District of Columbia	28.0%
1	Massachusetts	16.4%
2	Maryland	16.0%
3	Connecticut	15.5%
4	Virginia	14.1%
5	New York	14.0%
6	Vermont	13.3%
7	New Jersey	12.9%
8	Colorado	12.7%
9	Illinois	11.7%
10	Rhode Island	11.7%
11	Delaware	11.4%
12	New Hampshire	11.2%
13	Washington	11.1%
14	California	10.7%
15	New Mexico	10.4%
16	Oregon	10.4%
17	Minnesota	10.3%
18	Kansas	10.2%
19	Pennsylvania	10.2%
20	Georgia	9.9%
21	Hawaii	9.9%
22	Maine	9.6%
23	Missouri	9.5%
24	Michigan	9.4%
25	Arizona	9.3%
26	Utah	9.1%
27	Alaska	9.0%
28	Florida	9.0%
29	Nebraska	8.8%
30	North Carolina	8.8%
31	Ohio	8.8%
32	Kentucky	8.5%
33	Texas	8.5%
34	South Carolina	8.4%
35	Wisconsin	8.4%
36	Montana	8.3%
37	Indiana	8.1%
38	Tennessee	7.9%
39	Wyoming	7.9%
40	Alabama	7.7%
41	Nevada	7.6%
42	Idaho	7.5%
43	Iowa	7.4%
44	Oklahoma	7.4%
45	South Dakota	7.3%
46	Mississippi	7.1%
47	Louisiana	6.9%
48	North Dakota	6.7%
49	West Virginia	6.7%
50	Arkansas	6.1%