A 2023 report recently published by WalletHub ranks Maryland as the second most educated state in the country.
WalletHub is a personal finance website that also publishes reports and comparative data on consumer-related topics. On February 13, the site published a new report analyzing educational statistics and ranking the states based on attainment, achievement gaps, and quality of education.
For the , Maryland was ranked as the second most-educated state overall.
How Maryland Compares
- Overall, Maryland was ranked second most-educated, taking first place in quality of education and third place in educational attainment, just after Massachusetts.
- The study also found that Maryland remains third in highest percentage of bachelor’s degree holders and the second highest percentage of graduate or professional-degree holders in the country.
The report evaluated educational status in the following manner:
In this study, WalletHub compared all 50 states across 18 metrics that examined the key factors of a well-educated population: educational attainment, school quality and achievement gaps between genders and races.
