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Utah: most college-educated cities

Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.

In short: Utah: Highland has the largest share of adults with a bachelor's degree (64.4%) among the 60 largest places.
Salt Lake City (208,007 residents)West Valley City (138,437 residents)West Jordan (116,692 residents)Provo (114,766 residents)St. George (101,995 residents)Orem (97,182 residents)Sandy (94,291 residents)Ogden (87,413 residents)Lehi (85,173 residents)Layton (83,286 residents)South Jordan (82,686 residents)Millcreek (63,648 residents)Herriman (59,346 residents)Taylorsville (58,678 residents)Logan (54,907 residents)Eagle Mountain (53,290 residents)Draper (50,278 residents)Murray (50,188 residents)Saratoga Springs (48,425 residents)Riverton (45,457 residents)Bountiful (45,023 residents)Spanish Fork (44,946 residents)Roy (38,993 residents)Cedar City (38,524 residents)Tooele (38,405 residents)Pleasant Grove (37,852 residents)Kearns metro township (37,696 residents)American Fork (37,109 residents)Midvale (35,989 residents)Springville (35,849 residents)Syracuse (35,488 residents)Clearfield (33,523 residents)Kaysville (33,053 residents)Cottonwood Heights (32,828 residents)Washington (32,348 residents)Holladay (31,099 residents)Magna metro township (30,031 residents)South Salt Lake (26,352 residents)Farmington (25,389 residents)Clinton (23,612 residents)North Salt Lake (23,474 residents)Payson (23,039 residents)Hurricane (22,771 residents)North Ogden (21,947 residents)West Haven (21,563 residents)Highland (20,119 residents)Brigham City (19,992 residents)Bluffdale (18,797 residents)Heber (18,015 residents)South Ogden (17,650 residents)Centerville (16,679 residents)Santaquin (16,436 residents)Vineyard (14,446 residents)Smithfield (14,408 residents)Grantsville (14,341 residents)Mapleton (13,114 residents)West Point (11,929 residents)Lindon (11,765 residents)Woods Cross (11,531 residents)Tremonton (11,477 residents)
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

Highland#1
64.4%bachelor's degree or higher
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Ranking

CITY (60 largest of Utah) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Among the 60 largest places in Utah, Highland has the largest share of adults with a bachelor's degree (64.4%), followed by Holladay and Millcreek. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.

What the ranking shows

Across the 60 places in Utah that we cover, the median is 39.3% and the average 38.3%; the figure runs from 64.4% (Highland) to 13.0% (Magna metro township). That is a spread of 5.0 times between the two ends. The state figure is 37.7%; 34 of the 60 places are above it and 26 at or below.

How to use it

The first five are Highland, Holladay, Millcreek, Mapleton, Cottonwood Heights. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.

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# ⇅City ⇅County ⇅Bachelor's degree or higher ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅Median rent ⇅
1HighlandUtah County64.4%20,119$186,075$2,166
2HolladaySalt Lake County59.2%31,099$117,043$1,704
3MillcreekSalt Lake County54.2%63,648$98,045$1,492
4MapletonUtah County53.9%13,114$133,142$1,386
5Cottonwood HeightsSalt Lake County53.8%32,828$119,422$1,730
6FarmingtonDavis County52.8%25,389$127,338$1,769
7DraperSalt Lake County51.9%50,278$128,910$1,894
8Saratoga SpringsUtah County51.8%48,425$128,802$2,256
9Salt Lake CitySalt Lake County51.5%208,007$75,090$1,414
10CentervilleDavis County51.3%16,679$123,130$1,918
11VineyardUtah County50.5%14,446$103,380$1,834
12LehiUtah County50.0%85,173$131,299$1,964
13LindonUtah County49.3%11,765$120,956$1,563
14KaysvilleDavis County48.5%33,053$133,026$1,538
15South JordanSalt Lake County47.9%82,686$134,047$1,991
16BountifulDavis County47.7%45,023$104,785$1,565
17SandySalt Lake County46.0%94,291$112,176$1,777
18HeberWasatch County45.5%18,015$110,339$1,870
19ProvoUtah County45.2%114,766$64,171$1,193
20OremUtah County43.6%97,182$83,342$1,438
21North Salt LakeDavis County43.3%23,474$101,447$1,667
22SmithfieldCache County43.0%14,408$97,537$1,311
23American ForkUtah County42.8%37,109$98,878$1,697
24HerrimanSalt Lake County42.6%59,346$122,650$2,019
25Pleasant GroveUtah County42.0%37,852$101,073$1,689
26MurraySalt Lake County41.9%50,188$90,746$1,500
27BluffdaleSalt Lake County41.4%18,797$129,531$1,915
28LoganCache County40.3%54,907$60,687$1,149
29SyracuseDavis County39.6%35,488$133,443$2,140
30Spanish ForkUtah County39.3%44,946$104,844$1,489
31SpringvilleUtah County39.2%35,849$89,816$1,572
32North OgdenWeber County38.7%21,947$113,722$1,638
33Eagle MountainUtah County37.8%53,290$113,648$2,020
34RivertonSalt Lake County37.7%45,457$126,910$2,137
35St. GeorgeWashington County36.7%101,995$76,508$1,545
36LaytonDavis County36.6%83,286$102,480$1,538
37WashingtonWashington County35.8%32,348$91,853$1,614
38South Salt LakeSalt Lake County35.8%26,352$72,152$1,451
39Cedar CityIron County35.6%38,524$63,589$1,054
40MidvaleSalt Lake County33.8%35,989$75,084$1,597
41Woods CrossDavis County33.5%11,531$120,543$1,771
42South OgdenWeber County33.4%17,650$80,130$1,426
43West PointDavis County31.3%11,929$120,687$1,783
44West HavenWeber County30.5%21,563$101,012$1,702
45SantaquinUtah County29.6%16,436$99,837$1,397
46West JordanSalt Lake County29.1%116,692$108,153$1,757
47Brigham CityBox Elder County28.9%19,992$71,308$1,070
48HurricaneWashington County28.0%22,771$75,016$1,426
49PaysonUtah County27.9%23,039$89,905$1,549
50ClintonDavis County26.9%23,612$116,194$1,698
51OgdenWeber County25.9%87,413$72,575$1,216
52TaylorsvilleSalt Lake County24.3%58,678$86,413$1,482
53ClearfieldDavis County23.2%33,523$75,495$1,579
54RoyWeber County22.9%38,993$91,282$1,624
55GrantsvilleTooele County21.3%14,341$101,349$1,166
56TooeleTooele County18.6%38,405$96,221$1,214
57TremontonBox Elder County16.3%11,477$74,741$1,220
58West Valley CitySalt Lake County16.1%138,437$92,209$1,504
59Kearns metro townshipSalt Lake County13.7%37,696$86,968$1,744
60Magna metro townshipSalt Lake County13.0%30,031$90,346$1,625

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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.

FAQ

Which Utah city has the largest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Highland, with 64.4% (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).

How many cities are ranked?

The 60 largest places in Utah by population.

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