CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A recent study by WalletHub took a look at 150 major cities in America and used 11 different parameters to determine which places were the most or least educated.
Some of those parameters include how many adults have higher than a high school diploma, the quality of the public school system and universities located there as well as racial and gender education gaps.
When it comes to North Carolina and South Carolina, some cities thrived in this analysis and others ranked low.
Below are all the cities in the Carolinas and how they ranked (out of a 100-point scale):
4. Durham, NC
Total score: 81.32; educational attainment rank: 8; quality of education and attainment gap rank: 1
7. Raleigh, NC
Total score: 79.56; educational attainment rank: 5; quality of education and attainment gap rank: 30
31. Asheville, NC
Total score: 63.31; educational attainment rank: 35; quality of education and attainment gap rank: 46
36. Charleston, SC
Total score: 61.59; educational attainment rank: 34; quality of education and attainment gap rank: 99
45. Charlotte, NC
Total score: 60.42; educational attainment rank: 56; quality of education and attainment gap rank: 23
61. Columbia, SC
Total score: 56.70; educational attainment rank: 62; quality of education and attainment gap rank: 75
85. Greenville, SC
Total score: 52.79; educational attainment rank: 92; quality of education and attainment gap rank: 27
101. Greensboro, NC
Total score: 48.90; educational attainment rank: 108; quality of education and attainment gap rank: 35
105. Myrtle Beach, SC
Total score: 48.57; educational attainment rank: 109; quality of education and attainment gap rank: 32
106. Fayetteville, NC
Total score: 47.95; educational attainment rank: 118 quality of education and attainment gap rank: 9
113. Winston-Salem, NC
Total score: 45.56; educational attainment rank: 119; quality of education and attainment gap rank: 39
144. Hickory, NC
Total score: 26.91; educational attainment rank: 141; quality of education and attainment gap rank: 140
Below is a map of all the cities and how they fared: