The research team from Writerbuddy.ai set out to learn which states have the most educated residents. They compiled data from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey to create a ranking of the most and least educated states in America. The result of research by Writerbuddy.ai found that seven of the Top Ten Most Educated States in America are located in the Northeast. New Jersey's neighboring states, New York (10th overall) and Pennsylvania (13th overall), are both ranked behind NJ on the list of the Most Educated States. Here are the rankings of the Top 15 Most Educated States in America:1.