Vermont – Adults With At Least A Bachelor’s Degree: 40%
Vermont is ranked fifth in educational attainment and eighth in educational quality. The basics are protected in the Green Mountain State. It shares the fifth-highest percentage of residents with a high school diploma with Alaska. The insatiable need for learning appears to be paying off. Vermont’s average unemployment rate in 2019 was just 2.4 percent, tied with North Dakota for the lowest in the nation. At No. 37 on Forbes’ ranking, Middlebury College is the state’s top-ranked school.
Vermont – Adults With At Least A Bachelor’s Degree 40%
Connecticut – Adults With At Least A Bachelor’s Degree: 42%
Connecticut only makes it into the top five most educated states, ranking fourth in educational attainment but ninth in educational quality. Yale University, which Forbes rated as America’s third-best school overall, is located in Connecticut, which also has one of the world’s highest percentages and graduate degree holders. Unfortunately, residents of the state have some of the highest student debts in the nation, with an average of $38,546.
Connecticut – Adults With At Least A Bachelor’s Degree 42%