# Cities in Washington by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

All 91 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `graduate_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/washington-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Mercer Island, WA | 44.7 |
| 2 | Redmond, WA | 38.6 |
| 3 | Sammamish, WA | 37.3 |
| 4 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 36.3 |
| 5 | Bellevue, WA | 36 |
| 6 | Issaquah, WA | 31.7 |
| 7 | Seattle, WA | 30.6 |
| 8 | Newcastle, WA | 29.7 |
| 9 | Pullman, WA | 29.1 |
| 10 | Lake Forest Park, WA | 28.7 |
| 11 | Kirkland, WA | 27.8 |
| 12 | Kenmore, WA | 27.1 |
| 13 | Woodinville, WA | 26.5 |
| 14 | Snoqualmie, WA | 25.3 |
| 15 | Gig Harbor, WA | 23.9 |
| 16 | Bothell, WA | 23.8 |
| 17 | Mukilteo, WA | 22.9 |
| 18 | Port Townsend, WA | 22.7 |
| 19 | Mill Creek, WA | 22.2 |
| 20 | Camas, WA | 22.1 |
| 21 | Edmonds, WA | 21 |
| 22 | Shoreline, WA | 20.7 |
| 23 | Olympia, WA | 20.6 |
| 24 | Richland, WA | 20.5 |
| 25 | Poulsbo, WA | 20 |
| 26 | Bellingham, WA | 19.8 |
| 27 | Anacortes, WA | 19.6 |
| 28 | University Place, WA | 19.1 |
| 29 | Maple Valley, WA | 18.5 |
| 30 | Ellensburg, WA | 18.1 |
| 31 | Liberty Lake, WA | 17.6 |
| 32 | Tumwater, WA | 16 |
| 33 | Cheney, WA | 14.9 |
| 33 | Mountlake Terrace, WA | 14.9 |
| 35 | West Richland, WA | 13.9 |
| 36 | Renton, WA | 13.7 |
| 37 | Covington, WA | 13.4 |
| 38 | Lynnwood, WA | 13.3 |
| 39 | Tacoma, WA | 13.2 |
| 40 | Ferndale, WA | 13.1 |
| 41 | Port Angeles, WA | 12.9 |
| 42 | Spokane, WA | 12.7 |
| 43 | Vancouver, WA | 12.4 |
| 44 | Lacey, WA | 12.2 |
| 45 | Walla Walla, WA | 11.8 |
| 46 | Washougal, WA | 11.6 |
| 47 | Edgewood, WA | 11.6 |
| 48 | Burien, WA | 11.5 |
| 49 | Lake Stevens, WA | 11.1 |
| 50 | Ridgefield, WA | 11 |
| 51 | Mount Vernon, WA | 10.9 |
| 52 | Yelm, WA | 10.6 |
| 53 | Des Moines, WA | 10.6 |
| 54 | Wenatchee, WA | 10.3 |
| 55 | Enumclaw, WA | 10 |
| 56 | Puyallup, WA | 9.9 |
| 57 | Oak Harbor, WA | 9.8 |
| 58 | Federal Way, WA | 9.6 |
| 59 | Port Orchard, WA | 9.6 |
| 60 | Bonney Lake, WA | 9.5 |
| 61 | Lakewood, WA | 9.5 |
| 62 | Bremerton, WA | 9.3 |
| 63 | Monroe, WA | 9.3 |
| 64 | Snohomish, WA | 9 |
| 65 | Kennewick, WA | 9 |
| 66 | Battle Ground, WA | 8.9 |
| 67 | Everett, WA | 8.9 |
| 68 | Lynden, WA | 8.7 |
| 69 | Sumner, WA | 8.4 |
| 70 | Kent, WA | 8.4 |
| 71 | Spokane Valley, WA | 8.3 |
| 72 | Auburn, WA | 8.1 |
| 73 | Pasco, WA | 7.7 |
| 74 | Yakima, WA | 7.6 |
| 75 | Tukwila, WA | 7.2 |
| 76 | Marysville, WA | 7.2 |
| 77 | Burlington, WA | 7 |
| 78 | Fife, WA | 6.9 |
| 79 | SeaTac, WA | 6.7 |
| 80 | Airway Heights, WA | 6.6 |
| 81 | Arlington, WA | 6.4 |
| 82 | Longview, WA | 6.2 |
| 83 | Centralia, WA | 6 |
| 84 | Sedro-Woolley, WA | 5.4 |
| 85 | Moses Lake, WA | 5.3 |
| 86 | East Wenatchee, WA | 5.2 |
| 87 | Aberdeen, WA | 5 |
| 88 | Sunnyside, WA | 4.1 |
| 89 | Shelton, WA | 3.6 |
| 90 | Kelso, WA | 3 |
| 91 | Grandview, WA | 2.9 |