Higher Education in the State of Maryland

According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of Maryland range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 54.6 percent in Montgomery County to a low of 11.6 percent in Somerset County.

The ten most highly-educated counties in Maryland
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. Montgomery County (54.6 percent)
2. Howard County (53 percent)
3. Anne Arundel County (30.6 percent)
4. Baltimore County (30.6 percent)
5. Frederick County (30 percent)
6. Talbot County (27.8 percent)
7. Harford County (27.4 percent)
8. Prince George's County (27.2 percent)
9. Queen Anne's County (25.4 percent)
10. Carroll County (24.8 percent)


From 2000, the State of Maryland has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 3.2 percent to a total of 34.6 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

Maryland can be considered to have a highly-educated 2005 population, with 34.6 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the American Community Survey of 2005. The State of Maryland is reported having a higher percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.

The American Community Survey reported that in the State of Maryland, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 36.2 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in the Maryland have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 36.2 percent (Men) versus 33 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 33 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 3.2 percent. By the year 2005, 36.2 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 3.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 33 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

In the State of Maryland as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey, 37.8 percent of the White Alone, 24.4 percent of Black or African American, 59.2 percent of the Asian alone and 19.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.