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Most graduate degrees, Washington cities · 2020

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, WAWA25,42237.9%+20%

02Newcastle, WAWA13,12835.9%+136%

03Pullman, WAWA33,75634.9%+5%

04Redmond, WAWA82,50634.4%+103%

05Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69133.6%+31%

06Sammamish, WAWA66,11033.5%+63%

07Bellevue, WAWA154,19333.3%+71%

08Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04733.0%+79%

09Seattle, WAWA784,77728.0%+62%

10DuPont, WAWA9,77827.7%+65%

11Wollochet, WAWA6,68927.4%–

12Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19127.2%+29%

13Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64027.0%+288%

14Bothell East, WAWA14,57826.7%–

15Issaquah, WAWA39,42326.6%+86%

16Port Townsend, WAWA10,67826.2%+111%

17Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51825.4%+57%

18Vashon, WAWA9,93424.2%+24%

19Kenmore, WAWA24,24923.9%+68%

20Felida, WAWA10,84123.6%+82%

21Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45323.4%–

22Kirkland, WAWA97,41023.1%+61%

23Mukilteo, WAWA21,23922.7%+70%

24Artondale, WAWA14,07321.8%+47%

25Woodinville, WAWA14,54821.7%+64%

26Camas, WAWA27,74921.6%+75%

27North Bend, WAWA8,75819.8%+101%

28Olympia, WAWA56,72419.6%+31%

29Bothell, WAWA52,19919.6%+110%

30Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63019.4%+90%

31Cheney, WAWA12,65019.3%+47%

32Bothell West, WAWA22,02919.1%–

33Ellensburg, WAWA21,30818.7%+49%

34Shoreline, WAWA66,54218.5%+62%

35Duvall, WAWA9,44018.3%+113%

36Bellingham, WAWA96,39518.2%+63%

37Richland, WAWA65,25818.1%+10%

38Maplewood, WAWA5,80318.0%–

39Brier, WAWA6,59717.9%+122%

40Mount Vista, WAWA10,76417.7%+43%

41Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67417.6%−11%

42Mill Creek, WAWA20,90217.2%+3%

43College Place, WAWA9,92316.9%+33%

44Poulsbo, WAWA12,74916.8%+64%

45Anacortes, WAWA18,08016.5%+105%

46Hockinson, WAWA6,15016.5%+98%

47Edmonds, WAWA42,74816.2%+34%

48Steilacoom, WAWA6,64816.1%+5%

49Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08415.9%+15%

50West Richland, WAWA19,25715.9%+79%

51University Place, WAWA35,47915.6%+27%

52Fircrest, WAWA6,95915.4%+10%

53Maple Valley, WAWA28,48215.3%+95%

54Tumwater, WAWA28,01014.4%+16%

55Blaine, WAWA6,47514.2%+57%

56Black Diamond, WAWA6,97814.0%+97%

57Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88414.0%+27%

58Normandy Park, WAWA6,60914.0%−16%

59Tehaleh, WAWA9,56113.9%–

60Sequim, WAWA8,21513.7%+62%

61Country Homes, WAWA6,19813.6%+26%

62Camano, WAWA17,30313.5%+92%

63Mead, WAWA6,89313.4%–

64Ridgefield, WAWA16,13213.3%+150%

65Martha Lake, WAWA22,63413.2%+68%

66Maltby, WAWA10,91013.1%+106%

67Minnehaha, WAWA11,48213.1%+96%

68Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85612.9%–

69Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04112.8%+80%

70Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02912.6%+4%

71Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01712.4%+31%

72Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79812.3%–

73Silver Firs, WAWA22,30612.1%–

74Spokane, WAWA230,78312.0%+30%

75Eastmont, WAWA23,72112.0%–

76Picnic Point, WAWA10,26111.9%–

77Suncrest, WAWA5,34511.7%–

78Walla Walla, WAWA34,05811.4%+40%

79Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43011.3%+108%

80Ferndale, WAWA17,55911.2%+89%

81Tacoma, WAWA229,81611.1%+62%

82Barberton, WAWA8,66811.1%+55%

83Renton, WAWA104,97511.1%+73%

84Lake Shore, WAWA6,97810.9%−20%

85Hobart, WAWA6,55210.8%+42%

86Port Angeles, WAWA20,14610.6%+41%

87Lacey, WAWA58,83310.6%+8%

88Edgewood, WAWA13,54810.6%+29%

89Vancouver, WAWA199,69810.6%+43%

90Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26610.4%+38%

91Washougal, WAWA18,02810.4%+78%

92Birch Bay, WAWA10,83710.2%+86%

93Selah, WAWA8,6789.8%+16%

94Lake Stickney, WAWA15,8909.8%–

95Kennewick, WAWA88,3669.8%+32%

96Silverdale, WAWA20,6859.7%−1%

97Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,6389.6%+54%

98North Lynnwood, WAWA23,3399.4%–

99South Hill, WAWA68,0259.4%+17%

100Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0839.2%+88%

101Des Moines, WAWA33,0329.2%+41%

102Port Orchard, WAWA19,8399.1%+107%

103Puyallup, WAWA42,6829.0%+21%

104Manchester, WAWA5,9569.0%+8%

105Wenatchee, WAWA35,5478.9%+4%

106Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1938.8%+36%

107Pacific, WAWA7,0568.7%+246%

108Federal Way, WAWA99,7298.7%+21%

109East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,5828.6%+31%

110Arlington, WAWA22,0318.6%+200%

111Lynnwood, WAWA42,1328.5%+25%

112Colville, WAWA5,1168.4%+44%

113Lakeland North, WAWA15,9508.4%+44%

114Burien, WAWA51,8598.3%+43%

115Auburn, WAWA86,3018.1%+85%

116Hazel Dell, WAWA23,2378.1%–

117Stanwood, WAWA9,4217.9%+55%

118Bremerton, WAWA45,4827.9%+82%

119Battle Ground, WAWA23,5137.9%+35%

120Tukwila, WAWA22,0037.8%+87%

121Lakewood, WAWA62,7557.8%−7%

122Finley, WAWA5,6347.7%+421%

123Buckley, WAWA5,6887.7%+383%

124Enumclaw, WAWA13,1727.7%+75%

125Waller, WAWA7,6837.6%+55%

126Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0917.6%+52%

127Spokane Valley, WAWA108,4057.5%–

128Covington, WAWA21,4967.5%+45%

129Kent, WAWA134,8717.4%+19%

130White Center, WAWA14,8867.4%+109%

131Everett, WAWA113,5677.4%+36%

132Yakima, WAWA97,4587.4%+25%

133Snohomish, WAWA10,7197.2%+4%

134Pasco, WAWA82,8487.2%+87%

135Bangor Base, WAWA6,1127.1%–

136North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,3377.1%–

137Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,4547.0%+106%

138Summit, WAWA8,7917.0%+16%

139Milton, WAWA8,9116.8%+120%

140Omak, WAWA5,1856.6%−8%

141West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,4446.5%+8%

142Lakeland South, WAWA13,1006.5%−5%

143Five Corners, WAWA21,1946.5%+49%

144Lynden, WAWA16,8816.4%−25%

145Graham, WAWA35,0796.4%+160%

146Deer Park, WAWA5,3706.3%+9%

147Aberdeen, WAWA17,0886.3%+47%

148Orchards, WAWA29,4386.3%+64%

149Sumner, WAWA10,8716.2%+43%

150Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1396.2%+82%

151Moses Lake, WAWA27,4696.1%+6%

152Prosser, WAWA6,6546.1%+2%

153Parkwood, WAWA6,8736.0%+25%

154Frederickson, WAWA25,3836.0%+220%

155Fort Lewis, WAWA15,1675.9%+25%

156Fife, WAWA11,0615.9%+119%

157Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,1835.9%−22%

158Burlington, WAWA11,3565.6%+43%

159Marysville, WAWA77,6865.6%+8%

160Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,5365.5%−14%

161Monroe, WAWA20,0255.4%+15%

162East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4145.4%−15%

163Orting, WAWA8,8845.4%+62%

164Hoquiam, WAWA8,7105.4%+53%

165Longview, WAWA38,3625.4%+7%

166Othello, WAWA9,2375.3%+8%

167Ephrata, WAWA8,8345.2%−23%

168Centralia, WAWA19,3755.2%+17%

169Tanglewilde, WAWA6,3145.2%–

170Rochester, WAWA5,8345.2%+21%

171Chehalis, WAWA7,7645.1%−39%

172Parkland, WAWA38,7425.0%+7%

173SeaTac, WAWA34,5784.9%+23%

174Woods Creek, WAWA6,9434.8%−2%

175Yelm, WAWA12,0434.7%−24%

176Sultan, WAWA7,2304.6%+202%

177Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3084.5%+111%

178Summit View, WAWA8,4804.5%–

179Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0744.4%+82%

180Woodland, WAWA6,6114.2%+19%

181Clover Creek, WAWA7,3454.1%–

182Ocean Shores, WAWA7,8924.1%−48%

183Spanaway, WAWA34,0194.0%+80%

184Airway Heights, WAWA11,8113.9%+226%

185Clarkston, WAWA7,1893.8%−8%

186Midland, WAWA9,0503.7%+44%

187Sunnyside, WAWA16,4303.6%−4%

188Elk Plain, WAWA14,2763.4%−9%

189Shelton, WAWA10,9213.0%−13%

190Kelso, WAWA12,8012.4%−51%

191Tracyton, WAWA6,1372.4%−62%

192Quincy, WAWA8,5102.2%−59%

193Connell, WAWA5,0802.0%−48%

194Toppenish, WAWA8,6351.9%−29%

195Grandview, WAWA12,0621.5%−69%

196Union Gap, WAWA6,6170.9%−76%

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