What's the Most Highly Educated City in America?
While record numbers of adults over the age of 25 have college degrees, we know we need more people to access higher education so that they're prepared for the jobs of the future. The Lumina Foundation, which focuses on boosting the number of students enrolling and graduating from college, has set a big goal of 60 percent of adults having at least an associate's degree by 2025. They crunched the most recent U.S. Census data and found that of the 100 most populous metro areas, some cities are closer to that goal than others.
According to the data, the Washington, D.C. metro area is the most highly educated in the nation with 54.37 percent of adults having an associate's degree or higher. With those kind of numbers, it's no wonder that for the past two years D.C. has been named the most literate city in the nation. Given that the demands of a highly educated workforce are high in Silicon Valley, it's no surprise that San Jose, California metro area came in a close second, with 54.08 percent. And, since many colleges and universities are in close proximity, the Boston
