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Most graduate degrees, Washington cities · 2000

Washington cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 174 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Pullman, WAWA33,75633.3%−2.9 pts

02Mercer Island, WAWA25,42231.6%+7.6 pts

03Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69125.5%–

04Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19121.1%+5.3 pts

05Sammamish, WAWA66,11020.5%–

06Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67419.8%+6.2 pts

07Vashon, WAWA9,93419.5%–

08Bellevue, WAWA154,19319.4%+5.2 pts

09Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04718.4%–

10Seattle, WAWA784,77717.3%+4.0 pts

11Redmond, WAWA82,50617.0%+5.2 pts

12DuPont, WAWA9,77816.8%+12.3 pts

13Mill Creek, WAWA20,90216.7%+6.6 pts

14Normandy Park, WAWA6,60916.5%+1.6 pts

15Richland, WAWA65,25816.4%+3.5 pts

16Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51816.1%–

17Steilacoom, WAWA6,64815.2%+3.8 pts

18Newcastle, WAWA13,12815.2%–

19Olympia, WAWA56,72415.0%+2.7 pts

20Artondale, WAWA14,07314.8%+8.2 pts

21Kirkland, WAWA97,41014.4%+5.5 pts

22Issaquah, WAWA39,42314.3%+4.0 pts

23Kenmore, WAWA24,24914.2%+5.6 pts

24Fircrest, WAWA6,95914.0%+1.2 pts

25Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08413.9%+1.2 pts

26Lake Shore, WAWA6,97813.6%+3.1 pts

27Mukilteo, WAWA21,23913.4%+5.2 pts

28Woodinville, WAWA14,54813.2%+1.2 pts

29Cheney, WAWA12,65013.1%−0.8 pts

30Felida, WAWA10,84113.0%+6.5 pts

31College Place, WAWA9,92312.7%+3.8 pts

32Ellensburg, WAWA21,30812.6%+2.9 pts

33Port Townsend, WAWA10,67812.4%+5.6 pts

34Mount Vista, WAWA10,76412.4%–

35Tumwater, WAWA28,01012.4%+3.0 pts

36Camas, WAWA27,74912.3%+5.5 pts

37University Place, WAWA35,47912.3%+2.5 pts

38Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02912.1%+0.2 pts

39Edmonds, WAWA42,74812.1%+1.6 pts

40Shoreline, WAWA66,54211.4%–

41Bellingham, WAWA96,39511.2%+2.1 pts

42Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88411.0%+6.3 pts

43Country Homes, WAWA6,19810.7%−0.4 pts

44Poulsbo, WAWA12,74910.2%+3.9 pts

45Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63010.2%+0.9 pts

46North Bend, WAWA8,7589.9%+6.3 pts

47Lacey, WAWA58,8339.8%+2.3 pts

48Silverdale, WAWA20,6859.8%+4.5 pts

49Salmon Creek, WAWA20,0179.5%+3.8 pts

50Bothell, WAWA52,1999.3%+2.5 pts

51Spokane, WAWA230,7839.2%+2.4 pts

52Blaine, WAWA6,4759.0%+4.3 pts

53West Richland, WAWA19,2578.9%−1.8 pts

54Duvall, WAWA9,4408.6%+5.5 pts

55Lynden, WAWA16,8818.6%+3.0 pts

56Wenatchee, WAWA35,5478.6%+3.7 pts

57Sequim, WAWA8,2158.5%+4.0 pts

58Selah, WAWA8,6788.4%+2.4 pts

59Chehalis, WAWA7,7648.4%+4.4 pts

60Lakewood, WAWA62,7558.4%+1.6 pts

61Hockinson, WAWA6,1508.3%–

62Manchester, WAWA5,9568.3%+2.9 pts

63Edgewood, WAWA13,5488.2%–

64Walla Walla, WAWA34,0588.1%+3.0 pts

65Brier, WAWA6,5978.1%+1.3 pts

66South Hill, WAWA68,0258.1%+3.3 pts

67Anacortes, WAWA18,0808.0%+4.1 pts

68Martha Lake, WAWA22,6347.9%+1.2 pts

69Maple Valley, WAWA28,4827.9%−1.7 pts

70Ocean Shores, WAWA7,8927.8%+0.8 pts

71Hobart, WAWA6,5527.6%–

72Port Angeles, WAWA20,1467.5%+2.9 pts

73Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,1837.5%–

74Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,2667.5%–

75Kennewick, WAWA88,3667.4%+1.7 pts

76Vancouver, WAWA199,6987.4%+2.3 pts

77Puyallup, WAWA42,6827.4%+2.2 pts

78Omak, WAWA5,1857.2%+2.5 pts

79Federal Way, WAWA99,7297.2%+0.1 pts

80Barberton, WAWA8,6687.1%–

81Terrace Heights, WAWA10,0417.1%+0.2 pts

82Black Diamond, WAWA6,9787.1%+5.9 pts

83Camano, WAWA17,3037.0%–

84Snohomish, WAWA10,7197.0%+2.3 pts

85Snoqualmie, WAWA13,6406.9%+3.8 pts

86Tacoma, WAWA229,8166.9%+1.9 pts

87Lynnwood, WAWA42,1326.8%+2.8 pts

88Lakeland South, WAWA13,1006.8%+2.6 pts

89Ephrata, WAWA8,8346.8%+1.5 pts

90Minnehaha, WAWA11,4826.7%+4.0 pts

91East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,5826.6%+2.3 pts

92Des Moines, WAWA33,0326.5%+2.0 pts

93Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1936.5%+2.0 pts

94Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,5366.4%+3.3 pts

95Renton, WAWA104,9756.4%+2.4 pts

96Maltby, WAWA10,9106.4%–

97East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4146.3%+2.6 pts

98Tracyton, WAWA6,1376.3%+1.6 pts

99Kent, WAWA134,8716.3%+2.5 pts

100Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,6386.2%+1.7 pts

101Yelm, WAWA12,0436.2%+2.8 pts

102West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,4446.0%+1.4 pts

103Summit, WAWA8,7916.0%+2.5 pts

104Prosser, WAWA6,6546.0%−1.6 pts

105Ferndale, WAWA17,5595.9%+1.6 pts

106Yakima, WAWA97,4585.9%+0.3 pts

107Washougal, WAWA18,0285.8%+3.9 pts

108Battle Ground, WAWA23,5135.8%+2.5 pts

109Deer Park, WAWA5,3705.8%+1.4 pts

110Lakeland North, WAWA15,9505.8%+2.1 pts

111Colville, WAWA5,1165.8%+0.9 pts

112Burien, WAWA51,8595.8%+0.9 pts

113Moses Lake, WAWA27,4695.7%+1.3 pts

114Birch Bay, WAWA10,8375.5%−0.8 pts

115Everett, WAWA113,5675.4%+1.5 pts

116Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,4305.4%+0.4 pts

117Quincy, WAWA8,5105.4%+3.2 pts

118Ridgefield, WAWA16,1325.3%+1.4 pts

119Covington, WAWA21,4965.2%–

120Marysville, WAWA77,6865.2%+2.4 pts

121Stanwood, WAWA9,4215.1%+1.7 pts

122Longview, WAWA38,3625.0%+0.7 pts

123Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0915.0%+1.4 pts

124Othello, WAWA9,2375.0%+1.2 pts

125Woods Creek, WAWA6,9434.9%–

126Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0834.9%+1.2 pts

127Kelso, WAWA12,8014.9%+2.3 pts

128Waller, WAWA7,6834.9%+1.8 pts

129Grandview, WAWA12,0624.8%+1.3 pts

130Parkwood, WAWA6,8734.8%+0.8 pts

131Fort Lewis, WAWA15,1674.7%−0.6 pts

132Monroe, WAWA20,0254.7%+2.5 pts

133Parkland, WAWA38,7424.7%−0.2 pts

134Centralia, WAWA19,3754.5%+0.2 pts

135Enumclaw, WAWA13,1724.4%+0.1 pts

136Auburn, WAWA86,3014.4%+1.2 pts

137Port Orchard, WAWA19,8394.4%+1.4 pts

138Bremerton, WAWA45,4824.4%+1.3 pts

139Sumner, WAWA10,8714.3%−1.0 pts

140Five Corners, WAWA21,1944.3%+2.7 pts

141Rochester, WAWA5,8344.3%+1.5 pts

142Aberdeen, WAWA17,0884.3%+0.2 pts

143Tukwila, WAWA22,0034.2%+0.5 pts

144Clarkston, WAWA7,1894.1%+0.9 pts

145SeaTac, WAWA34,5783.9%+1.4 pts

146Burlington, WAWA11,3563.9%+2.4 pts

147Connell, WAWA5,0803.9%+0.4 pts

148Pasco, WAWA82,8483.8%+1.9 pts

149Orchards, WAWA29,4383.8%–

150Elk Plain, WAWA14,2763.8%+1.8 pts

151Union Gap, WAWA6,6173.7%+1.9 pts

152Sunnyside, WAWA16,4303.7%−0.1 pts

153Woodland, WAWA6,6113.6%−1.8 pts

154White Center, WAWA14,8863.5%–

155Hoquiam, WAWA8,7103.5%+1.9 pts

156Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,4543.4%+1.2 pts

157Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1393.4%−0.7 pts

158Shelton, WAWA10,9213.4%−0.2 pts

159Orting, WAWA8,8843.3%−1.0 pts

160Milton, WAWA8,9113.1%−2.6 pts

161Arlington, WAWA22,0312.9%+0.8 pts

162Fife, WAWA11,0612.7%+0.9 pts

163Toppenish, WAWA8,6352.6%+0.5 pts

164Midland, WAWA9,0502.6%+0.6 pts

165Pacific, WAWA7,0562.5%+0.8 pts

166Graham, WAWA35,0792.5%–

167Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0742.4%+1.4 pts

168Spanaway, WAWA34,0192.2%−1.6 pts

169Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3082.1%−0.6 pts

170Frederickson, WAWA25,3831.9%+0.0 pts

171Buckley, WAWA5,6881.6%−1.9 pts

172Sultan, WAWA7,2301.5%−0.7 pts

173Finley, WAWA5,6341.5%+0.5 pts

174Airway Heights, WAWA11,8111.2%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS