While the philosophy is used by many educators (especially those working in fields where the value of work experience exceeds the value placed on an academic background), many people take great pride in their formal educational credentials because of the valuable skills such educations provided and because of the immense amount of work that goes into earning a degree.

Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most college graduates in Kansas using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percent of the population 25 years and over that has a Bachelor's degree or higher using 2020 5-year estimates.

Keep reading to see which counties in your state have the most college graduates.

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- Less than high school diploma: 6.7% ($30,806 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 30.2% ($31,006)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 37.1% ($30,739)
- Bachelor's degree: 20.5% ($47,344)
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5% ($44,107)

- Less than high school diploma: 5.7% ($18,611 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 28.9% ($22,639)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 39.2% ($33,906)
- Bachelor's degree: 19.2% ($42,230)
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9% ($60,750)

- Less than high school diploma: 9.3% (earnings not available)
- High school graduate: 32.3% ($26,484)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 32.2% ($34,531)
- Bachelor's degree: 20.5% ($47,350)
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8% ($48,523)

- Less than high school diploma: 7.5% ($25,588 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 35.5% ($26,433)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 30.5% ($38,527)
- Bachelor's degree: 18.7% ($36,466)
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8% ($49,545)

- Less than high school diploma: 14.3% ($22,870 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 25.4% ($46,400)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 33.6% ($36,500)
- Bachelor's degree: 19.3% ($53,984)
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4% ($36,964)

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- Less than high school diploma: 12.0% ($26,974 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 31.3% ($30,980)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 29.8% ($33,387)
- Bachelor's degree: 16.6% ($41,446)
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.2% ($52,949)

- Less than high school diploma: 6.8% ($32,500 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 36.4% ($37,857)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 29.9% ($31,765)
- Bachelor's degree: 18.3% ($50,227)
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.6% ($57,208)

- Less than high school diploma: 6.1% ($19,375 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 29.2% ($28,827)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 37.5% ($33,452)
- Bachelor's degree: 20.2% ($42,031)
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9% ($42,188)

- Less than high school diploma: 8.0% ($28,148 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 29.6% ($31,304)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 35.1% ($31,626)
- Bachelor's degree: 18.0% ($45,716)
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.3% ($53,885)

- Less than high school diploma: 6.1% (earnings not available)
- High school graduate: 35.7% ($24,730)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 30.5% ($34,306)
- Bachelor's degree: 18.4% ($41,371)
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.3% ($56,771)

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- Less than high school diploma: 7.1% ($25,000 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 28.0% ($34,250)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 37.0% ($33,578)
- Bachelor's degree: 19.4% ($40,833)
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5% ($57,153)

- Less than high school diploma: 4.1% ($25,577 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 30.9% ($30,625)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 36.8% ($30,490)
- Bachelor's degree: 18.2% ($35,946)
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.9% ($51,806)

- Less than high school diploma: 8.9% ($26,875 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 29.2% ($30,985)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 33.7% ($31,892)
- Bachelor's degree: 18.7% ($38,564)
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.5% ($43,125)

- Less than high school diploma: 8.6% ($30,576 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 27.2% ($32,911)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 35.4% ($33,741)
- Bachelor's degree: 20.6% ($52,864)
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.3% ($56,500)

- Less than high school diploma: 5.3% ($29,432 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 31.6% ($25,688)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 33.6% ($35,909)
- Bachelor's degree: 23.8% ($35,000)
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7% ($45,938)

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- Less than high school diploma: 6.9% ($21,981 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 31.0% ($30,334)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 32.7% ($31,641)
- Bachelor's degree: 19.1% ($41,887)
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.4% ($50,637)

- Less than high school diploma: 8.3% ($32,321 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 24.8% ($27,827)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 37.4% ($31,865)
- Bachelor's degree: 20.5% ($41,536)
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.0% ($71,618)

- Less than high school diploma: 6.3% ($38,333 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 23.7% ($40,781)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 39.6% ($26,701)
- Bachelor's degree: 22.5% ($44,286)
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.9% ($46,750)

- Less than high school diploma: 7.1% ($26,546 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 28.1% ($32,822)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 34.4% ($42,600)
- Bachelor's degree: 19.9% ($51,974)
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.5% ($55,784)

- Less than high school diploma: 4.4% (earnings not available)
- High school graduate: 32.1% ($38,804)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 32.4% ($41,743)
- Bachelor's degree: 20.0% ($54,057)
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.2% ($68,631)

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- Less than high school diploma: 7.7% ($23,138 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 31.3% ($31,049)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 29.7% ($40,398)
- Bachelor's degree: 20.2% ($48,531)
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.1% ($58,847)

- Less than high school diploma: 10.2% ($26,703 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 26.3% ($31,191)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 32.1% ($36,045)
- Bachelor's degree: 20.2% ($50,572)
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.2% ($62,337)

- Less than high school diploma: 9.0% ($25,282 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 23.0% ($32,410)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 35.9% ($37,120)
- Bachelor's degree: 21.0% ($42,582)
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.1% ($62,762)

- Less than high school diploma: 11.0% ($25,000 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 19.7% ($43,750)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 36.8% ($36,250)
- Bachelor's degree: 23.2% ($40,000)
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.3% ($56,875)

- Less than high school diploma: 7.0% ($24,603 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 28.5% ($32,093)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 31.0% ($36,573)
- Bachelor's degree: 19.7% ($54,586)
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.8% ($82,681)

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- Less than high school diploma: 5.4% ($25,139 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 29.5% ($36,402)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 30.7% ($40,342)
- Bachelor's degree: 22.4% ($52,185)
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.0% ($75,878)

- Less than high school diploma: 5.6% ($26,005 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 24.7% ($32,423)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 31.7% ($38,150)
- Bachelor's degree: 24.6% ($43,262)
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.4% ($51,908)

- Less than high school diploma: 3.8% ($22,253 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 16.4% ($28,390)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 32.5% ($34,233)
- Bachelor's degree: 25.7% ($44,245)
- Graduate or professional degree: 21.6% ($51,632)

- Less than high school diploma: 4.5% ($19,458 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 18.7% ($32,822)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 25.6% ($35,315)
- Bachelor's degree: 27.8% ($45,417)
- Graduate or professional degree: 23.4% ($60,041)

- Less than high school diploma: 3.9% ($27,338 median earnings)
- High school graduate: 14.0% ($35,384)
- Some college or Associate's degree: 26.0% ($43,470)
- Bachelor's degree: 34.6% ($62,353)
- Graduate or professional degree: 21.5% ($77,119)

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