I always knew we were pretty smart, especially in our little corner of Minnesota, well, now we have proof! According to a study done by Wallethub, Minnesota ranks 8th in overall education rates.

The study looked at all levels of education, starting with High School Diplomas and going all the way to Graduate or Professional Degree holders. The breakdown makes us look even better, check out these stats:

High School Graduates: Minnesota ranks number 3 for the percentage of high school grads

Associate's Degree, or college experience: Minnesota ranks number 3 here as well for the percentage of adults who have an Associate's degree or college experience

We did not make the top 5 for Bachelor's degree or higher, but, hitting number 3 for high school as well as Associate's is pretty outstanding.

The number one educated State in the Country is Massachusetts, with the least educated State being Mississippi.

Most Educated States

Overall Rank*StateTotal Score‘Educational Attainment’ Rank‘Quality of Education’ Rank 
1Massachusetts80.0611
2Maryland73.2134
3Vermont70.0765
4Connecticut68.22417
5Colorado67.97231
6Virginia66.9879
7New Hampshire66.32520
8Minnesota65.57811
9Utah64.53116
10Washington63.77916
11New Jersey62.931010
12New York56.731812
13Oregon55.711237
14Hawaii55.651328
15Illinois55.621721
16Delaware55.40237
17Maine54.912015
18Montana53.371441
19Kansas53.311538
20Wisconsin53.232414
21Rhode Island52.952513
22Nebraska52.081933
23North Dakota52.022223
24Wyoming51.252129
25California50.03372
26Iowa49.692718
27Alaska49.191649
28Florida48.86363
29Pennsylvania48.742822
30Michigan48.662635
31North Carolina46.033226
32Ohio45.083425
33Georgia44.963524
34Missouri44.503136
35South Dakota44.122943
36Arizona42.613340
37Indiana41.82408
38Idaho41.663047
39Texas37.124319
40New Mexico36.323845
41Tennessee35.854232
42South Carolina34.773946
43Oklahoma34.434139
44Nevada33.314434
45Kentucky32.154627
46Alabama30.234544
47Arkansas27.904730
48Louisiana22.574848
49West Virginia21.025042
50Mississippi19.324950

*1=Most Educated

Proof positive we are pretty smart, and great news that so many of our youth are graduating High School.

 

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