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Most graduate degrees, Washington cities

Washington cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Mercer Island, WAWA25,42244.7%+41%

02Redmond, WAWA82,50638.6%+127%

03Sammamish, WAWA66,11037.3%+82%

04Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69136.3%+42%

05Bellevue, WAWA154,19336.0%+85%

06Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04734.8%+89%

07Bothell East, WAWA14,57832.8%–

08Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45331.9%–

09Issaquah, WAWA39,42331.7%+122%

10Seattle, WAWA784,77730.6%+77%

11Newcastle, WAWA13,12829.7%+96%

12Pullman, WAWA33,75629.1%−13%

13Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19128.7%+36%

14Kirkland, WAWA97,41027.8%+93%

15Kenmore, WAWA24,24927.1%+91%

16Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51826.8%+66%

17Woodinville, WAWA14,54826.5%+100%

18DuPont, WAWA9,77826.2%+56%

19North Bend, WAWA8,75825.5%+158%

20Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64025.3%+265%

21Felida, WAWA10,84124.5%+89%

22Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63023.9%+135%

23Bothell, WAWA52,19923.8%+156%

24Artondale, WAWA14,07323.5%+59%

25Fircrest, WAWA6,95923.5%+68%

26Steilacoom, WAWA6,64823.1%+52%

27Mukilteo, WAWA21,23922.9%+71%

28Maplewood, WAWA5,80322.8%–

29Port Townsend, WAWA10,67822.7%+82%

30Bothell West, WAWA22,02922.6%–

31Normandy Park, WAWA6,60922.4%+35%

32Wollochet, WAWA6,68922.3%–

33Mill Creek, WAWA20,90222.2%+33%

34Camas, WAWA27,74922.1%+79%

35Brier, WAWA6,59722.0%+173%

36Edmonds, WAWA42,74821.0%+74%

37Duvall, WAWA9,44020.9%+143%

38Shoreline, WAWA66,54220.7%+80%

39Olympia, WAWA56,72420.6%+37%

40Richland, WAWA65,25820.5%+25%

41Vashon, WAWA9,93420.5%+5%

42Poulsbo, WAWA12,74920.0%+96%

43Bellingham, WAWA96,39519.8%+77%

44Anacortes, WAWA18,08019.6%+144%

45University Place, WAWA35,47919.1%+55%

46Silver Firs, WAWA22,30618.8%–

47Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08418.6%+34%

48Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67418.5%−6%

49Maple Valley, WAWA28,48218.5%+135%

50Ellensburg, WAWA21,30818.1%+44%

51Black Diamond, WAWA6,97817.9%+152%

52Hockinson, WAWA6,15017.8%+113%

53Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02917.6%+45%

54Tehaleh, WAWA9,56116.9%–

55Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85616.7%–

56Maltby, WAWA10,91016.6%+160%

57Tumwater, WAWA28,01016.0%+29%

58Martha Lake, WAWA22,63415.8%+101%

59College Place, WAWA9,92315.8%+24%

60Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01715.1%+59%

61Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88415.0%+36%

62Cheney, WAWA12,65014.9%+13%

63Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43014.9%+174%

64Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79814.8%–

65Silverdale, WAWA20,68514.7%+50%

66Mount Vista, WAWA10,76414.5%+17%

67Eastmont, WAWA23,72114.3%–

68Lake Shore, WAWA6,97814.2%+5%

69West Richland, WAWA19,25713.9%+57%

70Camano, WAWA17,30313.8%+96%

71Renton, WAWA104,97513.7%+115%

72Covington, WAWA21,49613.4%+159%

73Picnic Point, WAWA10,26113.3%–

74Lynnwood, WAWA42,13213.3%+95%

75Tacoma, WAWA229,81613.2%+92%

76Barberton, WAWA8,66813.2%+85%

77Ferndale, WAWA17,55913.1%+121%

78Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18313.1%+73%

79Blaine, WAWA6,47513.0%+44%

80Port Angeles, WAWA20,14612.9%+71%

81Sultan, WAWA7,23012.9%+753%

82Spokane, WAWA230,78312.7%+38%

83Lake Stickney, WAWA15,89012.7%–

84Hobart, WAWA6,55212.6%+66%

85Selah, WAWA8,67812.4%+47%

86Vancouver, WAWA199,69812.4%+67%

87Minnehaha, WAWA11,48212.3%+84%

88Sequim, WAWA8,21512.3%+45%

89Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63812.2%+95%

90Lacey, WAWA58,83312.2%+24%

91Country Homes, WAWA6,19812.1%+13%

92East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58212.0%+82%

93Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26612.0%+59%

94Birch Bay, WAWA10,83712.0%+118%

95Omak, WAWA5,18511.9%+65%

96Manchester, WAWA5,95611.8%+42%

97Walla Walla, WAWA34,05811.8%+45%

98Washougal, WAWA18,02811.6%+99%

99Edgewood, WAWA13,54811.6%+41%

100Burien, WAWA51,85911.5%+99%

101North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33911.5%–

102Woods Creek, WAWA6,94311.3%+130%

103Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89211.2%+44%

104South Hill, WAWA68,02511.1%+38%

105Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09111.1%+122%

106Ridgefield, WAWA16,13211.0%+107%

107Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19310.9%+69%

108White Center, WAWA14,88610.6%+200%

109Yelm, WAWA12,04310.6%+70%

110Des Moines, WAWA33,03210.6%+61%

111Prosser, WAWA6,65410.3%+73%

112Wenatchee, WAWA35,54710.2%+20%

113Enumclaw, WAWA13,17210.0%+126%

114Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04110.0%+40%

115Puyallup, WAWA42,6829.9%+34%

116Mead, WAWA6,8939.8%–

117Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0839.8%+100%

118Orting, WAWA8,8849.7%+189%

119Federal Way, WAWA99,7299.6%+33%

120Port Orchard, WAWA19,8399.6%+118%

121Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1399.5%+181%

122Lakewood, WAWA62,7559.5%+14%

123Bremerton, WAWA45,4829.3%+114%

124Monroe, WAWA20,0259.3%+97%

125Lakeland South, WAWA13,1009.1%+33%

126Snohomish, WAWA10,7199.0%+30%

127Kennewick, WAWA88,3669.0%+21%

128Hazel Dell, WAWA23,2378.9%–

129Waller, WAWA7,6838.9%+83%

130Finley, WAWA5,6348.9%+500%

131Battle Ground, WAWA23,5138.9%+53%

132Everett, WAWA113,5678.9%+64%

133Lynden, WAWA16,8818.7%+1%

134Bangor Base, WAWA6,1128.5%–

135Orchards, WAWA29,4388.4%+121%

136Sumner, WAWA10,8718.4%+94%

137Lakeland North, WAWA15,9508.4%+44%

138Chehalis, WAWA7,7648.4%−1%

139Kent, WAWA134,8718.3%+33%

140Spokane Valley, WAWA108,4058.3%–

141Auburn, WAWA86,3018.1%+85%

142Midland, WAWA9,0508.0%+211%

143Milton, WAWA8,9117.9%+156%

144Colville, WAWA5,1167.9%+36%

145Pasco, WAWA82,8487.7%+101%

146Tracyton, WAWA6,1377.7%+21%

147Yakima, WAWA97,4587.6%+28%

148Tukwila, WAWA22,0037.2%+73%

149Frederickson, WAWA25,3837.2%+289%

150Marysville, WAWA77,6867.2%+40%

151Ephrata, WAWA8,8347.1%+5%

152Pacific, WAWA7,0567.1%+182%

153Five Corners, WAWA21,1947.1%+63%

154Burlington, WAWA11,3567.0%+79%

155Fife, WAWA11,0616.9%+158%

156Suncrest, WAWA5,3456.8%–

157Tanglewilde, WAWA6,3146.7%–

158SeaTac, WAWA34,5786.7%+69%

159Graham, WAWA35,0796.7%+170%

160Airway Heights, WAWA11,8116.6%+452%

161Arlington, WAWA22,0316.4%+123%

162West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,4446.3%+5%

163Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,5366.3%−2%

164Longview, WAWA38,3626.2%+24%

165Deer Park, WAWA5,3706.0%+4%

166Centralia, WAWA19,3756.0%+34%

167North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,3376.0%–

168Clover Creek, WAWA7,3455.9%–

169Fort Lewis, WAWA15,1675.7%+20%

170Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3085.4%+151%

171Parkland, WAWA38,7425.3%+14%

172Moses Lake, WAWA27,4695.3%−8%

173East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4145.2%−18%

174Summit, WAWA8,7915.1%−16%

175Aberdeen, WAWA17,0885.0%+16%

176Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,4544.8%+42%

177Summit View, WAWA8,4804.6%–

178Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0744.6%+89%

179Stanwood, WAWA9,4214.6%−11%

180Spanaway, WAWA34,0194.5%+104%

181Hoquiam, WAWA8,7104.2%+20%

182Toppenish, WAWA8,6354.2%+60%

183Sunnyside, WAWA16,4304.1%+11%

184Clarkston, WAWA7,1894.1%+1%

185Buckley, WAWA5,6883.8%+138%

186Parkwood, WAWA6,8733.7%−23%

187Quincy, WAWA8,5103.6%−33%

188Woodland, WAWA6,6113.6%+3%

189Shelton, WAWA10,9213.6%+6%

190Elk Plain, WAWA14,2763.5%−7%

191Kelso, WAWA12,8013.0%−38%

192Rochester, WAWA5,8342.9%−32%

193Othello, WAWA9,2372.9%−41%

194Grandview, WAWA12,0622.9%−40%

195Connell, WAWA5,0801.8%−55%

196Union Gap, WAWA6,6171.0%−74%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES