"“I doubt I would be here if it weren't for social media, to be honest with you"" (President Donald Trump. October 22, 2017) The modern American political system displays increasing tension between both liberals and conservatives, as well as Republicans and Democrats. A growing field of research focused on the idea of political polarization has produced a variety of measures of polarization as well as theories as to why 21st century Americans may experience such polarization. Americans use of the internet and social media for political purposes raises concern that this may be a source of polarization. In addition, a scholarly consensus exists regarding the growing polarization of the U.S. Congress. The 112th Congress, was not only the most polarized Congress in modern history but also the best educated. This raises the question whether increasing polarization could be explained by increasing education levels. This paper explores the relationship between social media use, degree of education, and political polarization in the United States. A survey will be used to collect data regarding a respondent’s social media and internet use, educational background, and measures of polarization. Using this data, several Ordinary Least Squares regression models are used to evaluate the relationship between social media, education, and polarization. While the results show significance in many of the variables, there is not enough evidence to make the claims that social media and education are significant predictors of polarization. However, when testing the effects of different news sources, increases in internet use to access political news is highly correlated with an increase in political polarization. "