Minnesota in Top 10 for Most Educated State

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*	State	Total Score	‘Educational Attainment’ Rank	‘Quality of Education’ Rank
1	Massachusetts	80.06	1	1
2	Maryland	73.21	3	4
3	Vermont	70.07	6	5
4	Connecticut	68.22	4	17
5	Colorado	67.97	2	31
6	Virginia	66.98	7	9
7	New Hampshire	66.32	5	20
8	Minnesota	65.57	8	11
9	Utah	64.53	11	6
10	Washington	63.77	9	16
11	New Jersey	62.93	10	10
12	New York	56.73	18	12
13	Oregon	55.71	12	37
14	Hawaii	55.65	13	28
15	Illinois	55.62	17	21
16	Delaware	55.40	23	7
17	Maine	54.91	20	15
18	Montana	53.37	14	41
19	Kansas	53.31	15	38
20	Wisconsin	53.23	24	14
21	Rhode Island	52.95	25	13
22	Nebraska	52.08	19	33
23	North Dakota	52.02	22	23
24	Wyoming	51.25	21	29
25	California	50.03	37	2
26	Iowa	49.69	27	18
27	Alaska	49.19	16	49
28	Florida	48.86	36	3
29	Pennsylvania	48.74	28	22
30	Michigan	48.66	26	35
31	North Carolina	46.03	32	26
32	Ohio	45.08	34	25
33	Georgia	44.96	35	24
34	Missouri	44.50	31	36
35	South Dakota	44.12	29	43
36	Arizona	42.61	33	40
37	Indiana	41.82	40	8
38	Idaho	41.66	30	47
39	Texas	37.12	43	19
40	New Mexico	36.32	38	45
41	Tennessee	35.85	42	32
42	South Carolina	34.77	39	46
43	Oklahoma	34.43	41	39
44	Nevada	33.31	44	34
45	Kentucky	32.15	46	27
46	Alabama	30.23	45	44
47	Arkansas	27.90	47	30
48	Louisiana	22.57	48	48
49	West Virginia	21.02	50	42
50	Mississippi	19.32	49	50