Most Educated Cities in North Carolina.

Cities in North Carolina with the highest percentage of residents holding a college degree.

96 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	College Degree %	Median Income
1	Chapel Hill	61,607	76.6%	$85,989
2	Davidson	15,660	75.8%	$166,556
3	Morrisville	31,422	72.7%	$125,396
4	Cary	179,306	70.5%	$134,905
5	Carrboro	21,204	69.9%	$85,743
6	Apex	70,630	69.5%	$144,135
7	Weddington	13,805	68.0%	$190,766
8	Holly Springs	45,248	67.3%	$135,578
9	Lake Norman of Iredell	12,494	67.2%	$173,542
10	Cornelius	32,783	62.2%	$113,767
11	Rolesville	10,766	62.1%	$149,565
12	Pinehurst	18,256	60.9%	$109,802
13	Wake Forest	52,844	59.5%	$123,802
14	Summerfield	11,116	59.5%	$160,275
15	Huntersville	63,969	57.5%	$120,516
16	Durham	291,467	57.3%	$81,619
17	Boone	20,032	56.8%	$30,065
18	Harrisburg	19,633	56.5%	$148,254
19	Matthews	30,577	55.2%	$108,611
20	Waxhaw	22,275	55.0%	$131,894
21	Raleigh	481,031	54.0%	$85,395
22	Fuquay-Varina	40,485	54.0%	$115,497
23	Stallings	16,886	53.7%	$115,974
24	Asheville	94,535	53.4%	$71,102
25	Southern Pines	16,420	52.9%	$88,535
26	Elon	11,032	51.5%	$84,773
27	Belmont	15,546	51.1%	$94,883
28	Clemmons	21,871	49.4%	$87,655
29	Knightdale	20,214	48.9%	$103,220
30	Charlotte	903,844	48.0%	$82,068
31	Lewisville	13,828	47.8%	$100,917
32	Wilmington	120,805	46.8%	$66,738
33	Garner	34,473	46.5%	$78,756
34	Myrtle Grove	12,637	46.4%	$113,463
35	Murraysville	16,339	45.7%	$81,167
36	Mooresville	52,381	45.5%	$89,647
37	Pineville	11,055	44.9%	$69,354
38	Leland	29,607	43.7%	$91,977
39	Spout Springs	11,242	41.4%	$92,402
40	Winterville	10,725	41.2%	$83,193
41	Greensboro	301,198	41.0%	$61,515
42	Concord	108,719	40.9%	$86,921
43	Clayton	29,320	40.4%	$78,822
44	Mebane	19,538	40.4%	$83,174
45	Mint Hill	27,556	40.3%	$100,860
46	Indian Trail	42,036	40.2%	$108,483
47	Winston-Salem	252,037	39.5%	$59,268
48	Greenville	92,857	39.1%	$49,748
49	Wendell	13,064	38.2%	$95,787
50	Hendersonville	15,408	38.1%	$53,449
51	Hickory	44,258	37.1%	$64,576
52	Kernersville	27,830	37.0%	$71,918
53	Mount Holly	18,208	36.7%	$79,385
54	Anderson Creek	13,927	35.0%	$87,287
55	High Point	116,245	34.0%	$64,561
56	Waynesville	10,502	32.9%	$54,923
57	Salisbury	35,825	29.9%	$53,716
58	Kannapolis	57,890	29.7%	$73,836
59	Burlington	59,610	29.6%	$56,880
60	New Bern	32,734	29.4%	$61,031
61	Fayetteville	210,815	29.0%	$58,407
62	Elizabeth City	18,871	27.2%	$52,141
63	Statesville	29,894	26.9%	$52,880
64	Smithfield	12,116	26.7%	$43,270
65	Gastonia	82,884	26.6%	$64,059
66	Shelby	22,100	26.6%	$48,376
67	Tarboro	10,770	26.5%	$49,796
68	Jacksonville	71,279	26.3%	$57,697
69	Morganton	17,646	26.1%	$51,355
70	Spring Lake	11,573	25.2%	$51,958
71	Graham	18,048	24.7%	$56,239
72	Wilson	48,370	24.5%	$52,485
73	Piney Green	14,078	24.2%	$72,177
74	Monroe	36,759	24.1%	$72,540
75	Lincolnton	11,783	24.0%	$46,320
76	Hope Mills	17,939	23.4%	$65,774
77	Mount Airy	10,633	23.1%	$40,275
78	Rocky Mount	54,297	22.9%	$55,534
79	Archdale	12,087	22.9%	$64,757
80	Roanoke Rapids	14,856	22.0%	$53,690
81	Reidsville	14,585	21.8%	$42,921
82	Sanford	31,478	21.6%	$57,586
83	Lenoir	18,299	21.2%	$49,910
84	Goldsboro	34,383	21.0%	$48,540
85	Newton	13,333	21.0%	$62,015
86	Albemarle	16,762	20.4%	$46,881
87	Laurinburg	15,087	20.1%	$42,170
88	Lumberton	18,859	19.2%	$42,877
89	Asheboro	27,580	19.1%	$47,197
90	Havelock	17,691	18.7%	$58,408
91	Kings Mountain	12,039	17.8%	$49,564
92	Kinston	19,505	16.4%	$36,878
93	Henderson	14,885	15.5%	$39,969
94	Thomasville	27,321	15.3%	$60,935
95	Lexington	19,690	12.9%	$43,128
96	Eden	15,356	11.9%	$47,260