Nebraska Cities by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 119 cities ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Cities	Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1	Gretna city, Nebraska	53.1%
2	Valley city, Nebraska	50.1%
3	Papillion city, Nebraska	48.1%
4	Hickman city, Nebraska	44.8%
5	Beaver Lake CDP, Nebraska	43.7%
6	Bennet village, Nebraska	43.0%
7	Bennington city, Nebraska	41.8%
8	Chadron city, Nebraska	41.4%
9	Lincoln city, Nebraska	41.0%
10	Omaha city, Nebraska	40.3%
11	Seward city, Nebraska	37.2%
12	Blair city, Nebraska	37.0%
13	Kearney city, Nebraska	36.9%
14	Chalco CDP, Nebraska	36.1%
15	La Vista city, Nebraska	35.8%
16	Waverly city, Nebraska	35.6%
17	Buccaneer Bay CDP, Nebraska	34.7%
18	David City city, Nebraska	34.3%
19	Louisville city, Nebraska	34.1%
20	Wayne city, Nebraska	34.0%
21	Bellevue city, Nebraska	33.4%
22	Wahoo city, Nebraska	33.4%
23	Atkinson city, Nebraska	32.5%
24	Cambridge city, Nebraska	32.0%
25	Pender village, Nebraska	30.8%
26	Ashland city, Nebraska	30.2%
27	Aurora city, Nebraska	29.7%
28	Albion city, Nebraska	29.5%
29	Ceresco village, Nebraska	29.0%
30	Gering city, Nebraska	28.4%
31	Milford city, Nebraska	28.0%
32	Hastings city, Nebraska	28.0%
33	Friend city, Nebraska	27.7%
34	Ord city, Nebraska	27.5%
35	Sutton city, Nebraska	27.4%
36	St. Paul city, Nebraska	27.3%
37	Scottsbluff city, Nebraska	27.2%
38	Ralston city, Nebraska	27.0%
39	Hooper city, Nebraska	27.0%
40	McCook city, Nebraska	26.8%
41	Grant city, Nebraska	26.8%
42	Geneva city, Nebraska	26.6%
43	Offutt AFB CDP, Nebraska	26.6%
44	Imperial city, Nebraska	26.6%
45	Oakland city, Nebraska	26.5%
46	Syracuse city, Nebraska	26.4%
47	Yutan city, Nebraska	26.1%
48	Plattsmouth city, Nebraska	26.0%
49	Eagle village, Nebraska	25.7%
50	Battle Creek city, Nebraska	25.7%
51	Nebraska City city, Nebraska	25.5%
52	York city, Nebraska	25.4%
53	Holdrege city, Nebraska	25.2%
54	North Bend city, Nebraska	25.2%
55	Woodland Park CDP, Nebraska	25.1%
56	Burwell city, Nebraska	24.9%
57	Elm Creek village, Nebraska	24.9%
58	Pierce city, Nebraska	24.8%
59	Auburn city, Nebraska	24.7%
60	Minden city, Nebraska	24.6%
61	Falls City city, Nebraska	24.4%
62	Gordon city, Nebraska	24.0%
63	Norfolk city, Nebraska	24.0%
64	Ogallala city, Nebraska	23.9%
65	Alma city, Nebraska	23.8%
66	Gothenburg city, Nebraska	23.8%
67	Arlington village, Nebraska	23.6%
68	Valentine city, Nebraska	23.5%
69	Wisner city, Nebraska	23.4%
70	Stromsburg city, Nebraska	23.4%
71	West Point city, Nebraska	23.4%
72	Columbus city, Nebraska	23.3%
73	Hartington city, Nebraska	22.8%
74	Bayard city, Nebraska	22.7%
75	Springfield city, Nebraska	22.6%
76	Ainsworth city, Nebraska	22.5%
77	Fort Calhoun city, Nebraska	22.5%
78	Tekamah city, Nebraska	21.9%
79	Utica village, Nebraska	21.7%
80	Fremont city, Nebraska	21.5%
81	Bridgeport city, Nebraska	21.2%
82	Superior city, Nebraska	21.2%
83	Hebron city, Nebraska	20.8%
84	Cairo village, Nebraska	20.8%
85	Grand Island city, Nebraska	20.7%
86	Stanton city, Nebraska	20.7%
87	Broken Bow city, Nebraska	20.4%
88	O'Neill city, Nebraska	20.3%
89	Alliance city, Nebraska	20.2%
90	Gibbon city, Nebraska	20.1%
91	Neligh city, Nebraska	19.9%
92	Beatrice city, Nebraska	19.9%
93	Central City city, Nebraska	19.7%
94	Wood River city, Nebraska	19.4%
95	Sidney city, Nebraska	19.3%
96	Wilber city, Nebraska	19.2%
97	Weeping Water city, Nebraska	18.8%
98	Creighton city, Nebraska	18.7%
99	Tecumseh city, Nebraska	18.7%
100	Wakefield city, Nebraska	18.4%