Seattle City Wire

69.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Seattle in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 24.2 percent higher than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 708,823.

94.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Seattle residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	28,550	5.4
Regular high school diploma	42,571	8.1
GED or alternative credential	8,713	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	20,152	3.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	60,194	11.4
Associate's degree	35,401	6.7
Bachelor's degree	190,311	36.2
Master's degree	92,792	17.6
Professional school degree	26,978	5.1
Doctorate degree	20,156	3.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.