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

This number was 6.6 percent lower than the state average of 46 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 212,869.

89.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Tacoma 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	15,819	10.8
Regular high school diploma	30,860	21.1
GED or alternative credential	6,735	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	11,677	8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	23,606	16.1
Associate's degree	14,151	9.7
Bachelor's degree	27,811	19
Master's degree	11,113	7.6
Professional school degree	2,591	1.8
Doctorate degree	1,959	1.3

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