Education of Catholics in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington
Catholics in Philadelphia area are more highly educated than U.S. Catholics overall. While nearly half of U.S. Catholics (46%) have no more than a high school education, only about a quarter of Philadelphia’s Catholics (26%) are in that category. And Philadelphia Catholics are twice as likely as all U.S. Catholics to have a postgraduate degree (20% vs. 10%). New York-area Catholics, meanwhile, have roughly the same levels of education as all U.S. Catholics.
Educational Attainment of Catholics Living in the Metro Area of  | High school or less  | College degree  | Some college  | Post-grad degree  | New York City  | 50%  | 24  | 16  | 11  | Philadelphia  | 26  | 37  | 17  | 20  | Washington, D.C.  | 36  | 19  | 18  | 27  | All U.S  | 46  | 27  | 16  | 10  | Catholics  | 2014 Religious Landscape Study, conducted June 4-Sept. 30, 2014 Figures may not add to 100% due to rounding.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 