Providence metro area ranks second in growth of workers with advanced degrees

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY'S Center for Population Dynamics released a study showing the Providence metropolitan area ranked second, behind Washington, D.C., when comparing the number of workers with advanced degrees from 2005 to 2013. / COURTESY CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY'S Center for Population Dynamics released a study showing the Providence metropolitan area ranked second, behind Washington, D.C., when comparing the number of workers with advanced degrees from 2005 to 2013. / COURTESY CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

PROVIDENCE – The Providence metropolitan area ranked second in the nation in the growth of workers with an advanced degree from 2005 to 2013, with a 5.6 percent increase during that period.
Providence, which had a total of 16.3 percent of workers with a graduate or professional degree in 2013, trailed only Washington, D.C., according to a recently released report by Cleveland State University’s Center for Population Dynamics called “A Newer Geography of Jobs: Where Workers with Advanced Degrees are Concentrating the Fastest.”
Washington, D.C., had 27.5 percent of workers with an advanced degree in 2013, a 5.9 percent increase from 2005. Indianapolis ranked third with 17.1 percent of workers with advanced degrees, a 5.45 percent increase.
In total, 40 metropolitan areas were rated.
Providence ranked 14th out of areas with a highly skilled workforce, a 15-spot jump from 2005, for its 16.3 percent rate. Indianapolis rose 15 spots to No. 9, and Cleveland increased 12 spots to No. 10. Washington, D.C., was No. 1; Riverside, Calif. was last with 8.1 percent of its workforce holding advanced degrees.
The study stated that the figures “indicate there is a notable economic restructuring occurring in Indianapolis, Cleveland and Providence that is perhaps forming a next generation of innovation nodes.”
View the full report HERE.

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  1. Forgive me if I’m wrong, or missing something, but is this headline correct? Providence appears to be second in Percent Point Change, (growth) as mentioned in your piece, but not second in Percentage of Workers With Advanced Degrees overall. The headline seems misleading.