Residents of the Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas area could learn a thing or two from citizens of Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Wallethub released its 2015 rankings of the most and least educated cities in the U.S. with the Michigan town earning top honors as the country's most educated city. The Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas area came in at the bottom of the rankings, making it the least educated metropolitan area in the country.
PHOTOS: The most educated cities in the United States
PHOTOS: The least educated cities in the United States
The list looked at the largest 150 metropolitan areas in the country, focusing on how much education a resident of that area has received, and quality and diversity of educational institutions. Ann Arbor, Mich. had the highest average of residents who had some college education, a bachelor's degree, and even graduate or professional degrees. Fresno, Calif. had the lowest average of high school graduates, and the Visalia-Porterville, Calif. region ranked poorly across the board for number of residents with any college education.
There was also a strong correlation between a city's education level and median income, with higher-educated cities earning a higher median income, and lower-educated cities earning less. "In states with the least schooled workforces, the median wage is $15 an hour compared with $19 to $20 an hour in states where 40 percent or more of the working population holds at least a bachelor's degree," according to Wallethub.
The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. area was ranked to be one of the most educated metropolitan areas in the country. (Shutterstock)