Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
How Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area's bachelor's degree or higher changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
46.4%
2023
51.2%
Total change
+4.8 pp
% change
+10.3%
| Year | Bachelor's Degree or Higher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 46.4% | — |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +1.7 pp (3.7%) |
| 2020 | 48.9% | +0.8 pp (1.7%) |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +0.8 pp (1.6%) |
| 2022 | 50.5% | +0.8 pp (1.6%) |
| 2023 | 51.2% | +0.7 pp (1.4%) |