Bakersfield ranked 146th in high school diploma holders and 146th in graduate or professional degree holders, according to an in-depth analysis by personal finance website WalletHub.
The city also ranked 68th in the public school system ranking and 15th in racial gap in educational attainment.
Overall, Bakersfield is ranked as “average” on “quality of universities” and “number of enrolled students in top 200 universities”.