Seattle City Wire

70.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Seattle in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 24.3 percent higher than the state average of 46 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 724,305.

94.8 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	27,767	5.2
Regular high school diploma	42,175	7.8
GED or alternative credential	9,283	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	20,488	3.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	60,348	11.2
Associate's degree	33,605	6.2
Bachelor's degree	197,476	36.7
Master's degree	97,680	18.1
Professional school degree	28,807	5.3
Doctorate degree	21,054	3.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.