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Most graduate degrees, Washington cities · 2010

Washington cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 192 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Mercer Island, WAWA25,42237.4%+18%

02Pullman, WAWA33,75633.7%+1%

03Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69128.6%+12%

04Sammamish, WAWA66,11026.4%+29%

05Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04725.6%+39%

06Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19123.8%+13%

07Redmond, WAWA82,50623.7%+40%

08Bellevue, WAWA154,19323.0%+18%

09Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51822.8%+42%

10Vashon, WAWA9,93422.7%+16%

11Seattle, WAWA784,77721.9%+27%

12Issaquah, WAWA39,42320.8%+46%

13Kirkland, WAWA97,41019.8%+38%

14Olympia, WAWA56,72418.9%+26%

15DuPont, WAWA9,77818.6%+11%

16Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63018.3%+80%

17Port Townsend, WAWA10,67817.8%+43%

18Normandy Park, WAWA6,60917.8%+8%

19Wollochet, WAWA6,68917.7%–

20Newcastle, WAWA13,12817.7%+16%

21Maplewood, WAWA5,80317.4%–

22Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08417.3%+25%

23Richland, WAWA65,25817.3%+5%

24Felida, WAWA10,84117.2%+32%

25Mukilteo, WAWA21,23917.1%+28%

26Artondale, WAWA14,07316.9%+14%

27Kenmore, WAWA24,24916.7%+17%

28Duvall, WAWA9,44016.4%+91%

29Blaine, WAWA6,47516.4%+82%

30Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64016.3%+135%

31Ellensburg, WAWA21,30816.3%+29%

32Steilacoom, WAWA6,64815.9%+5%

33Bothell East, WAWA14,57815.9%–

34Edmonds, WAWA42,74815.8%+31%

35Mill Creek, WAWA20,90215.6%−6%

36Cheney, WAWA12,65015.4%+17%

37Mount Vista, WAWA10,76415.3%+23%

38Bothell, WAWA52,19915.3%+64%

39Shoreline, WAWA66,54214.4%+26%

40Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02914.4%+18%

41University Place, WAWA35,47914.2%+15%

42Maple Valley, WAWA28,48213.8%+75%

43Lake Shore, WAWA6,97813.6%+0%

44Bellingham, WAWA96,39513.6%+21%

45Camas, WAWA27,74913.5%+10%

46Picnic Point, WAWA10,26113.4%–

47Country Homes, WAWA6,19813.2%+23%

48Fircrest, WAWA6,95913.1%−6%

49Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26613.1%+74%

50Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45313.0%–

51Poulsbo, WAWA12,74912.8%+25%

52Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67412.8%−35%

53Woodinville, WAWA14,54812.7%−4%

54Tumwater, WAWA28,01012.2%−2%

55Anacortes, WAWA18,08012.1%+50%

56Silver Firs, WAWA22,30611.8%–

57Maltby, WAWA10,91011.7%+83%

58Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01711.0%+16%

59Spokane, WAWA230,78310.9%+19%

60Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85610.8%–

61Barberton, WAWA8,66810.7%+50%

62Brier, WAWA6,59710.7%+32%

63East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58210.5%+59%

64Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88410.2%−8%

65North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33910.2%–

66Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,4309.9%+83%

67Ridgefield, WAWA16,1329.9%+86%

68Hockinson, WAWA6,1509.8%+17%

69Eastmont, WAWA23,7219.7%–

70Bothell West, WAWA22,0299.6%–

71Walla Walla, WAWA34,0589.5%+17%

72Manchester, WAWA5,9569.3%+12%

73Port Angeles, WAWA20,1469.3%+23%

74College Place, WAWA9,9239.2%−27%

75Lacey, WAWA58,8339.2%−7%

76Edgewood, WAWA13,5489.1%+11%

77Covington, WAWA21,4968.8%+70%

78Fort Lewis, WAWA15,1678.8%+85%

79Puyallup, WAWA42,6828.8%+19%

80Chehalis, WAWA7,7648.6%+2%

81Martha Lake, WAWA22,6348.5%+8%

82Lake Tapps, WAWA12,7988.5%–

83South Hill, WAWA68,0258.5%+5%

84Silverdale, WAWA20,6858.4%−14%

85West Richland, WAWA19,2578.3%−6%

86Renton, WAWA104,9758.2%+28%

87Vancouver, WAWA199,6988.2%+10%

88Burien, WAWA51,8598.1%+41%

89Tacoma, WAWA229,8168.1%+18%

90Woodland, WAWA6,6118.0%+126%

91Washougal, WAWA18,0288.0%+38%

92Kennewick, WAWA88,3668.0%+9%

93North Bend, WAWA8,7588.0%−19%

94Ocean Shores, WAWA7,8928.0%+2%

95Birch Bay, WAWA10,8377.8%+42%

96Lakewood, WAWA62,7557.8%−7%

97Wenatchee, WAWA35,5477.7%−10%

98Stanwood, WAWA9,4217.6%+49%

99Lake Stickney, WAWA15,8907.6%–

100Mead, WAWA6,8937.5%–

101Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1937.5%+16%

102Yakima, WAWA97,4587.5%+26%

103Sumner, WAWA10,8717.4%+71%

104Hobart, WAWA6,5527.4%−2%

105Minnehaha, WAWA11,4827.3%+9%

106Colville, WAWA5,1167.3%+26%

107Bremerton, WAWA45,4827.1%+64%

108Summit, WAWA8,7917.1%+18%

109Prosser, WAWA6,6547.1%+19%

110Ferndale, WAWA17,5597.1%+19%

111Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1397.0%+106%

112Arlington, WAWA22,0317.0%+145%

113West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,4447.0%+15%

114Federal Way, WAWA99,7296.9%−3%

115Moses Lake, WAWA27,4696.8%+19%

116North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,3376.8%–

117Milton, WAWA8,9116.7%+118%

118Summit View, WAWA8,4806.7%–

119Enumclaw, WAWA13,1726.7%+53%

120Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0836.7%+37%

121Orchards, WAWA29,4386.7%+75%

122Des Moines, WAWA33,0326.5%−0%

123Waller, WAWA7,6836.5%+34%

124Lakeland South, WAWA13,1006.5%−5%

125Hazel Dell, WAWA23,2376.5%–

126Five Corners, WAWA21,1946.3%+44%

127Auburn, WAWA86,3016.2%+41%

128Lynden, WAWA16,8816.1%−29%

129Snohomish, WAWA10,7196.1%−13%

130Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,1836.1%−20%

131Selah, WAWA8,6786.0%−29%

132Kent, WAWA134,8716.0%−5%

133Tracyton, WAWA6,1376.0%−6%

134Graham, WAWA35,0795.9%+141%

135Yelm, WAWA12,0435.9%−5%

136Lynnwood, WAWA42,1325.9%−14%

137Terrace Heights, WAWA10,0415.8%−18%

138Othello, WAWA9,2375.8%+17%

139East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4145.5%−13%

140Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,6385.5%−12%

141Longview, WAWA38,3625.5%+8%

142Ephrata, WAWA8,8345.4%−20%

143Monroe, WAWA20,0255.4%+15%

144Omak, WAWA5,1855.4%−25%

145Spokane Valley, WAWA108,4055.3%–

146Port Orchard, WAWA19,8395.3%+20%

147Tukwila, WAWA22,0035.1%+23%

148Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0915.1%+2%

149Lakeland North, WAWA15,9505.0%−14%

150Marysville, WAWA77,6865.0%−4%

151Black Diamond, WAWA6,9784.9%−31%

152Tanglewilde, WAWA6,3144.9%–

153Hoquiam, WAWA8,7104.8%+37%

154Everett, WAWA113,5674.8%−12%

155Sequim, WAWA8,2154.8%−44%

156Fife, WAWA11,0614.8%+77%

157Battle Ground, WAWA23,5134.7%−19%

158Centralia, WAWA19,3754.7%+6%

159Frederickson, WAWA25,3834.7%+152%

160SeaTac, WAWA34,5784.6%+16%

161Sunnyside, WAWA16,4304.5%+22%

162Aberdeen, WAWA17,0884.5%+4%

163White Center, WAWA14,8864.5%+26%

164Buckley, WAWA5,6884.5%+179%

165Pasco, WAWA82,8484.4%+14%

166Woods Creek, WAWA6,9434.2%−15%

167Burlington, WAWA11,3564.2%+7%

168Sultan, WAWA7,2304.0%+163%

169Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,4543.8%+10%

170Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3083.7%+72%

171Grandview, WAWA12,0623.7%−23%

172Orting, WAWA8,8843.6%+8%

173Elk Plain, WAWA14,2763.4%−10%

174Midland, WAWA9,0503.3%+31%

175Kelso, WAWA12,8013.3%−32%

176Bangor Base, WAWA6,1123.3%–

177Spanaway, WAWA34,0193.2%+43%

178Finley, WAWA5,6343.2%+112%

179Parkland, WAWA38,7423.2%−32%

180Clover Creek, WAWA7,3453.1%–

181Parkwood, WAWA6,8733.0%−38%

182Clarkston, WAWA7,1892.9%−30%

183Toppenish, WAWA8,6352.8%+5%

184Pacific, WAWA7,0562.5%−1%

185Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0742.5%+2%

186Union Gap, WAWA6,6172.2%−40%

187Shelton, WAWA10,9212.2%−34%

188Rochester, WAWA5,8342.2%−49%

189Deer Park, WAWA5,3701.7%−70%

190Quincy, WAWA8,5101.5%−72%

191Connell, WAWA5,0801.4%−63%

192Airway Heights, WAWA11,8111.0%−18%

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