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Degrees abound in Denver area.(metropolitan areas rated by education levels)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

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| February 09, 2001 | THOMAS, G. SCOTT | COPYRIGHT 2001 Business First of Columbus, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

America's most highly educated major metropolitan area is Denver, where 38.7 percent of all adults hold bachelor's degrees.

The Denver-Boulder-Greeley region boasts the largest percentage of college graduates among 36 selected metros, according to figures from the Census Bureau.

Second was Minneapolis-St. Paul, where 38.4 percent of adults hold bachelor's degrees. Then came San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, with 37.3 percent, and Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, 37.2 percent.

The Census Bureau estimated the levels of educational attainment in 36 metros with populations above 1 million, based on the results of a survey it conducted last March. Results were confined to adults 25 or older.

Denver's share of college graduates was 13 percentage points above the national average of 25.6 percent. Twenty-five metros in the study group surpassed the national rate.

At the bottom of the list were two metros that failed to reach two in 10 adults with college degrees. Just 15.9 percent of all ...

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