Atlanta Among the Nation's Most Educated Cities

The city of Atlanta is the nation’s 24th most educated city, according to a new survey by Degree Query.

The survey listed the 50 most educated cities in the United States. Arlington, VA, came in at No. 1.

Degree Query researched Census data on a county level. Looking at the percentage of people 25 and older holding a bachelors degree or higher, it then worked its way back to the key cities and locales within that region that are highly educated.

Here’s what the survey had to say about Atlanta:

“The capital of Atlanta maintains an estimated 622,408 people over age twenty-five in Fulton County, 48.2 percent of which holds a bachelor’s degree or higher. Atlanta is home to fourteen public high schools, forty-two private schools, and more than thirty colleges and universities. These include Georgia Tech University, Georgia State University, and Emory University, as well as the largest college consortium of historically black colleges and universities, among which are Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Interdenominational Theological Center. Corporate operations comprise a large share of Atlanta’s economy, as the city contains the nation’s third-largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies, including global headquarters for The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Airlines, and Newell-Rubbermaid, boasting an additional 75 percent Fortune 1000 companies that conduct business within its borders. As a national center for the arts, Atlanta’s cultural offerings include permanent, professional, and resident artists in all major performing arts disciplines, whether that be opera, ballet, orchestra, or theater. Museums include the High Museum of Art and the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, and music venues throughout the city, with impressive hip hop, country, and indie rock scenes to play them.”