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The percentage of adults whose highest level of education is categorized as Masters Degree Or Higher.

Rank Neighborhood Masters Degree or Higher
1 Bel-Air 36.4%
2 Pacific Palisades 35.3%
3 Westwood 34.8%
4 Brentwood 33.3%
5 San Marino 33.0%
6 Beverly Crest 32.9%
7 Cheviot Hills 31.5%
8 Palos Verdes Estates 31.0%
9 La Cañada Flintridge 29.6%
10 Rolling Hills 29.4%
11 Beverlywood 28.8%
12 Manhattan Beach 28.6%
13 Rolling Hills Estates 28.3%
14 Claremont 28.2%
15 Hidden Hills 28.0%
16 West Los Angeles 27.5%
17 Topanga 27.4%
18 San Pasqual 27.0%
19 Century City 26.7%
20 Malibu 26.7%
21 Ladera Heights 26.5%
22 Rancho Palos Verdes 26.2%
23 Unincorporated Santa Monica Mountains 25.7%
24 South Pasadena 25.0%
25 Beverly Hills 24.8%
26 Hollywood Hills West 24.1%
27 Calabasas 23.7%
28 Hermosa Beach 23.3%
29 Santa Monica 23.2%
30 Marina del Rey 23.1%
31 Playa del Rey 22.9%
32 La Habra Heights 22.8%
33 Westlake Village 22.5%
34 Bradbury 22.2%
35 Sierra Madre 21.6%
36 Hancock Park 21.3%
37 Encino 20.6%
38 Hollywood Hills 20.0%
39 Windsor Square 19.7%
40 Pico-Robertson 19.5%
41 Carthay 19.1%
42 View Park-Windsor Hills 18.7%
43 Rancho Park 18.6%
44 Sawtelle 18.4%
45 Agoura Hills 17.9%
46 Porter Ranch 17.9%
47 Venice 17.9%
48 Pasadena 17.9%
49 Redondo Beach 17.4%
50 Studio City 17.4%
51 Sherman Oaks 17.4%
52 Woodland Hills 17.3%
53 Arcadia 17.3%
54 Culver City 17.3%
55 Altadena 17.3%
56 Fairfax 17.2%
57 Palms 16.7%
58 West San Dimas 16.0%
59 Tarzana 16.0%
60 Mar Vista 15.9%
61 Westchester 15.8%
62 West Hollywood 15.7%
63 Mid-Wilshire 15.6%
64 Stevenson Ranch 15.4%
65 Beverly Grove 15.4%
66 Unincorporated Santa Susana Mountains 15.2%
67 La Crescenta-Montrose 14.9%
68 Los Feliz 14.8%
69 Toluca Lake 14.8%
70 Cerritos 14.2%
71 East Pasadena 14.2%
72 Leona Valley 13.6%
73 West Hills 13.5%
74 Diamond Bar 13.4%
75 Lopez/Kagel Canyons 13.1%
76 El Segundo 13.0%
77 University Park 12.9%
78 Walnut 12.5%
79 Northridge 12.4%
80 Silver Lake 12.3%
81 La Verne 12.1%
82 Angeles Crest 11.9%
83 North Whittier 11.9%
84 Torrance 11.7%
85 Chatsworth 11.6%
86 East San Gabriel 11.4%
87 Glendale 11.2%
88 Tujunga Canyons 11.0%
89 Rowland Heights 10.9%
90 Valley Village 10.7%
91 Ramona 10.4%
92 Granada Hills 10.4%
93 Shadow Hills 10.2%
94 Mount Washington 10.0%
95 Hacienda Heights 10.0%
96 Del Rey 10.0%
97 Montecito Heights 9.7%
98 Larchmont 9.6%
99 San Dimas 9.2%
100 Glendora 9.1%
101 Southeast Antelope Valley 9.1%
102 Temple City 8.9%
103 Leimert Park 8.9%
104 Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 8.7%
105 Santa Clarita 8.7%
106 Eagle Rock 8.6%
107 Signal Hill 8.5%
108 Burbank 8.4%
109 Alhambra 8.4%
110 Playa Vista 8.3%
111 La Mirada 8.3%
112 Monrovia 8.2%
113 Long Beach 8.2%
114 Hollywood 8.0%
115 San Pedro 7.8%
116 Downtown 7.8%
117 Valley Glen 7.7%
118 San Gabriel 7.5%
119 Whittier 7.4%
120 Green Valley 7.4%
121 Monterey Park 7.4%
122 Duarte 7.3%
123 Tujunga 7.3%
124 Lomita 7.2%
125 Lake Balboa 7.0%
126 Northwest Palmdale 6.9%
127 Vernon 6.8%
128 West Carson 6.6%
129 Quartz Hill 6.5%
130 North El Monte 6.4%
131 Avalon 6.3%
132 Winnetka 6.1%
133 Glassell Park 6.1%
134 Rancho Dominguez 6.0%
135 Castaic Canyons 6.0%
136 Charter Oak 5.9%
137 Sunland 5.9%
138 Echo Park 5.7%
139 West Covina 5.7%
140 Acton 5.7%
141 Lancaster 5.6%
142 Alondra Park 5.6%
143 Covina 5.6%
144 Mid-City 5.6%
145 Koreatown 5.5%
146 Elysian Valley 5.4%
147 Atwater Village 5.4%
148 Northwest Antelope Valley 5.4%
149 Downey 5.4%
150 Artesia 5.2%
151 Lakewood 5.1%
152 North Hollywood 5.1%
153 North Hills 5.1%
154 Reseda 5.0%
155 South San Gabriel 5.0%
156 Unincorporated Catalina Island 4.9%
157 Mayflower Village 4.9%
158 Harbor City 4.8%
159 Elysian Park 4.8%
160 Lake View Terrace 4.8%
161 Agua Dulce 4.8%
162 Veterans Administration 4.8%
163 Hasley Canyon 4.8%
164 Inglewood 4.8%
165 Van Nuys 4.7%
166 Ridge Route 4.7%
167 Canoga Park 4.6%
168 Lake Hughes 4.6%
169 Elizabeth Lake 4.6%
170 Highland Park 4.4%
171 Del Aire 4.3%
172 Carson 4.3%
173 Azusa 4.3%
174 Montebello 4.2%
175 Industry 4.2%
176 Hawthorne 4.1%
177 Lawndale 4.0%
178 Gramercy Park 4.0%
179 Castaic 4.0%
180 Mission Hills 3.9%
181 Northeast Antelope Valley 3.8%
182 Pomona 3.8%
183 Sylmar 3.8%
184 Palmdale 3.8%
185 Gardena 3.8%
186 Arlington Heights 3.7%
187 Adams-Normandie 3.7%
188 Desert View Highlands 3.6%
189 Hyde Park 3.5%
190 East Hollywood 3.4%
191 Jefferson Park 3.4%
192 East La Mirada 3.4%
193 Harbor Gateway 3.3%
194 Littlerock 3.3%
195 Lake Los Angeles 3.2%
196 Westlake 3.1%
197 Cypress Park 3.1%
198 Panorama City 3.1%
199 Bellflower 3.1%
200 Val Verde 3.0%
201 Harvard Heights 2.9%
202 El Sereno 2.9%
203 Manchester Square 2.9%
204 Rosemead 2.9%
205 Athens 2.8%
206 Vincent 2.8%
207 South San Jose Hills 2.8%
208 Paramount 2.7%
209 Sun Valley 2.7%
210 Arleta 2.7%
211 South Whittier 2.6%
212 Avocado Heights 2.5%
213 Norwalk 2.5%
214 Valinda 2.5%
215 Citrus 2.4%
216 Irwindale 2.4%
217 Santa Fe Springs 2.3%
218 West Adams 2.2%
219 West Compton 2.1%
220 La Puente 2.1%
221 Hawaiian Gardens 2.1%
222 Wilmington 2.1%
223 Exposition Park 2.1%
224 West Puente Valley 2.0%
225 El Monte 2.0%
226 Willowbrook 2.0%
227 West Whittier-Los Nietos 2.0%
228 Pico Rivera 2.0%
229 Compton 1.9%
230 San Fernando 1.9%
231 Pico-Union 1.8%
232 Bell Gardens 1.8%
233 Lynwood 1.8%
234 Huntington Park 1.8%
235 Vermont Vista 1.7%
236 South Gate 1.7%
237 Chinatown 1.7%
238 Baldwin Park 1.6%
239 Commerce 1.6%
240 Vermont Square 1.5%
241 Chesterfield Square 1.5%
242 Boyle Heights 1.4%
243 Vermont Knolls 1.4%
244 Vermont-Slauson 1.4%
245 Harvard Park 1.3%
246 Bell 1.3%
247 Sun Village 1.3%
248 Pacoima 1.3%
249 Lincoln Heights 1.2%
250 Watts 1.1%
251 Historic South-Central 1.1%
252 Cudahy 1.1%
253 Westmont 1.1%
254 South El Monte 1.0%
255 East Compton 1.0%
256 East Los Angeles 1.0%
257 South Park 1.0%
258 Broadway-Manchester 1.0%
259 Florence 1.0%
260 Walnut Park 0.9%
261 Lennox 0.9%
262 Central-Alameda 0.9%
263 Florence-Firestone 0.8%
264 Maywood 0.8%
265 Green Meadows 0.7%