Charlotte was voted 6th Place "America's Smartest Cities"
Research done by bizournals, Charlotte easily outrates more prominent Southern cities like Atlanta, Dallas and Miami in terms of brainpower. Its emergence as the Southeast's financial center has attracted a well-schooled workforce, with nearly 37 percent of the city's adults holding bachelor's degrees.
Percentage of city adults who stopped at each level:
Earned a graduate and/or professional degree: 10.5%
Earned a bachelor's degree: 26.0%
Earned an associate degree: 6.4%
Went to college, but didn't earn a degree: 22.1%
Graduated from high school: 20.0%
Dropped out of high school: 15.1%