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

Mercer Island, WA had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 91 cities in 2022, at 39.6%. Grandview, WA had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 11.3% and the figure for Washington was 14.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.6Mercer Island, WA
Lowest1.5Grandview, WA
Median11.391 cities
Washington14.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Mercer Island, WA: 39.6 %Mercer Island, WA39.6Redmond, WA: 36.3 %Redmond, WA36.3Sammamish, WA: 36.3 %Sammamish, WA36.3Bellevue, WA: 34.9 %Bellevue, WA34.9Bainbridge Island, WA: 34.8 %Bainbridge Island, WA34.8Pullman, WA: 33 %Pullman, WA33Newcastle, WA: 32.2 %Newcastle, WA32.2Seattle, WA: 29.3 %Seattle, WA29.3Issaquah, WA: 29.1 %Issaquah, WA29.1Lake Forest Park, WA: 27.9 %Lake Forest Park, WA27.9Woodinville, WA: 25.7 %Woodinville, WA25.7Snoqualmie, WA: 25 %Snoqualmie, WA25Kirkland, WA: 24.7 %Kirkland, WA24.7Port Townsend, WA: 24.6 %Port Townsend, WA24.6Kenmore, WA: 24.2 %Kenmore, WA24.2Gig Harbor, WA: 24.2 %Gig Harbor, WA24.2Mukilteo, WA: 22.3 %Mukilteo, WA22.3Camas, WA: 21.4 %Camas, WA21.4Ellensburg, WA: 21.4 %Ellensburg, WA21.4Bothell, WA: 20.9 %Bothell, WA20.9Shoreline, WA: 19.9 %Shoreline, WA19.9Richland, WA: 19.9 %Richland, WA19.9Mill Creek, WA: 19.7 %Mill Creek, WA19.7Bellingham, WA: 19.4 %Bellingham, WA19.4Olympia, WA: 19.4 %Olympia, WA19.4Edmonds, WA: 18.5 %Edmonds, WA18.5Anacortes, WA: 18.2 %Anacortes, WA18.2Poulsbo, WA: 17.5 %Poulsbo, WA17.5University Place, WA: 17.2 %University Place, WA17.2Maple Valley, WA: 16.5 %Maple Valley, WA16.5Cheney, WA: 16.1 %Cheney, WA16.1Tumwater, WA: 14.4 %Tumwater, WA14.4Mountlake Terrace, WA: 14.3 %Mountlake Terrace, WA14.3West Richland, WA: 14.1 %West Richland, WA14.1Ferndale, WA: 13.1 %Ferndale, WA13.1Walla Walla, WA: 13.1 %Walla Walla, WA13.1Washougal, WA: 13 %Washougal, WA13Liberty Lake, WA: 12.6 %Liberty Lake, WA12.6Enumclaw, WA: 12.5 %Enumclaw, WA12.5Renton, WA: 12.5 %Renton, WA12.5Mercer Island, WA: 39.6 %Mercer Island, WA39.6Redmond, WA: 36.3 %Redmond, WA36.3Sammamish, WA: 36.3 %Sammamish, WA36.3Bellevue, WA: 34.9 %Bellevue, WA34.9Bainbridge Island, WA: 34.8 %Bainbridge Island, WA34.8Pullman, WA: 33 %Pullman, WA33Newcastle, WA: 32.2 %Newcastle, WA32.2Seattle, WA: 29.3 %Seattle, WA29.3Issaquah, WA: 29.1 %Issaquah, WA29.1Lake Forest Park, WA: 27.9 %Lake Forest Park, WA27.9Woodinville, WA: 25.7 %Woodinville, WA25.7Snoqualmie, WA: 25 %Snoqualmie, WA25Kirkland, WA: 24.7 %Kirkland, WA24.7Port Townsend, WA: 24.6 %Port Townsend, WA24.6Kenmore, WA: 24.2 %Kenmore, WA24.2Gig Harbor, WA: 24.2 %Gig Harbor, WA24.2Mukilteo, WA: 22.3 %Mukilteo, WA22.3Camas, WA: 21.4 %Camas, WA21.4Ellensburg, WA: 21.4 %Ellensburg, WA21.4Bothell, WA: 20.9 %Bothell, WA20.9Shoreline, WA: 19.9 %Shoreline, WA19.9Richland, WA: 19.9 %Richland, WA19.9Mill Creek, WA: 19.7 %Mill Creek, WA19.7Bellingham, WA: 19.4 %Bellingham, WA19.4Olympia, WA: 19.4 %Olympia, WA19.4Edmonds, WA: 18.5 %Edmonds, WA18.5Anacortes, WA: 18.2 %Anacortes, WA18.2Poulsbo, WA: 17.5 %Poulsbo, WA17.5University Place, WA: 17.2 %University Place, WA17.2Maple Valley, WA: 16.5 %Maple Valley, WA16.5Cheney, WA: 16.1 %Cheney, WA16.1Tumwater, WA: 14.4 %Tumwater, WA14.4Mountlake Terrace, WA: 14.3 %Mountlake Terrace, WA14.3West Richland, WA: 14.1 %West Richland, WA14.1Ferndale, WA: 13.1 %Ferndale, WA13.1Walla Walla, WA: 13.1 %Walla Walla, WA13.1Washougal, WA: 13 %Washougal, WA13Liberty Lake, WA: 12.6 %Liberty Lake, WA12.6Enumclaw, WA: 12.5 %Enumclaw, WA12.5Renton, WA: 12.5 %Renton, WA12.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Mercer Island, WA39.6+1.3 pts
2Redmond, WA36.3+1.1 pts
2Sammamish, WA36.3+1.4 pts
4Bellevue, WA34.9+0.8 pts
5Bainbridge Island, WA34.8+0.4 pts
6Pullman, WA33+0.1 pts
7Newcastle, WA32.2+1 pts
8Seattle, WA29.3+0.7 pts
9Issaquah, WA29.1-0.6 pts
10Lake Forest Park, WA27.9-1 pts
11Woodinville, WA25.7+1.5 pts
12Snoqualmie, WA25+0.2 pts
13Kirkland, WA24.7+0.6 pts
14Port Townsend, WA24.6+0.1 pts
15Kenmore, WA24.2+0.7 pts
16Gig Harbor, WA24.2+1.4 pts
17Mukilteo, WA22.3-1.1 pts
18Camas, WA21.4-0.9 pts
19Ellensburg, WA21.4+3 pts
20Bothell, WA20.9+2 pts
21Shoreline, WA19.9+0.4 pts
22Richland, WA19.9+1.1 pts
23Mill Creek, WA19.7+0.4 pts
24Bellingham, WA19.4+0.6 pts
25Olympia, WA19.4-0.3 pts
26Edmonds, WA18.5+1.6 pts
27Anacortes, WA18.2+0.5 pts
28Poulsbo, WA17.5+0.6 pts
29University Place, WA17.2+0.5 pts
30Maple Valley, WA16.5+2.2 pts
31Cheney, WA16.1+0.1 pts
32Tumwater, WA14.4+0.9 pts
33Mountlake Terrace, WA14.3+1 pts
34West Richland, WA14.1-0.7 pts
35Ferndale, WA13.1+0.6 pts
36Walla Walla, WA13.1+1.6 pts
37Washougal, WA13+0.1 pts
38Liberty Lake, WA12.6-1.8 pts
39Enumclaw, WA12.5+4.3 pts
40Renton, WA12.5+1.3 pts
41Tacoma, WA12.3+0.7 pts
42Port Angeles, WA12.3+0.8 pts
43Spokane, WA12-0.1 pts
44Lacey, WA11.5+0.6 pts
45Ridgefield, WA11.4-0.4 pts
46Vancouver, WA11.3+0.6 pts
47Edgewood, WA10.4+0.5 pts
48Des Moines, WA10.4+0.6 pts
49Covington, WA10.4+1.3 pts
50Lake Stevens, WA10.2+1.7 pts
51Mount Vernon, WA9.8+0.3 pts
52Wenatchee, WA9.7+0.3 pts
53Lynnwood, WA9.7+0.3 pts
54Oak Harbor, WA9.5-1.2 pts
55Federal Way, WA9.5+0.7 pts
56Kennewick, WA9.4-0.3 pts
57Burien, WA9.2+0.7 pts
58Lakewood, WA8.9+1.8 pts
59Lynden, WA8.7+0.3 pts
60Snohomish, WA8.7+1.1 pts
61Bonney Lake, WA8.6-0.2 pts
62Port Orchard, WA8.6-2.7 pts
63Puyallup, WA8.5+0.2 pts
64Auburn, WA8.4+0.5 pts
65Everett, WA8.3+0.6 pts
66Spokane Valley, WA8.3+0.7 pts
67Bremerton, WA8-0.4 pts
68Battle Ground, WA7.7-0.4 pts
69Kent, WA7.6-0.2 pts
70Tukwila, WA7.5-0.9 pts
71Pasco, WA7.4+0.4 pts
72Arlington, WA7.4-0.3 pts
73Monroe, WA7.2+1.9 pts
74Fife, WA6.9+0.2 pts
75Yakima, WA6.8-0.2 pts
76Burlington, WA6.7+1 pts
77Sumner, WA6.60 pts
78Yelm, WA6.6+0.5 pts
79Aberdeen, WA6.4-0.9 pts
80SeaTac, WA6.3+0.8 pts
81Longview, WA6.3-0.1 pts
82Moses Lake, WA6.2-0.3 pts
83Airway Heights, WA6.1+0.4 pts
84Marysville, WA5.8+0.2 pts
85Centralia, WA5.2+0.6 pts
86Shelton, WA5+2.3 pts
87East Wenatchee, WA4.5-1.8 pts
88Sedro-Woolley, WA3.9-0.7 pts
89Sunnyside, WA3.6-0.3 pts
90Kelso, WA2.2-0.1 pts
91Grandview, WA1.5+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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) (Cities in Washington by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat

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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), Cities in Washington by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/washington-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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). Cities in Washington by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/washington-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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), Cities in Washington by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/washington-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Mercer Island, WA, with 39.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grandview, WA, with 1.5% in 2022.

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