Educational Attainment, 1990-2000 -- College Graduate or Professional Degree

By Dept. of Economic Development Region

	College Graduate or Professional
			Change, 1990-2000		Percent of Population Age 25+
DED Economic Region	2000	1990	Number	Percent	2000	1990
-Missouri Totals-	784,476	585,761	198,715	33.9	21.6	17.8
St. Louis MSA	356,202	276,575	79,627	28.8	27.3	22.5
Kansas City MSA	162,231	121,408	40,823	33.6	23.2	19.2
Springfield - Branson	57,034	36,903	20,131	54.6	20.2	16.9
Central	60,538	42,911	17,627	41.1	25.3	21.1
Bootheel	14,836	11,526	3,310	28.7	9.8	7.9
Lake Ozark Rolla	22,896	14,410	8,486	58.9	14.7	10.9
Lower East Central-Cape	19,689	14,054	5,635	40.1	13.4	10.9
North Central	5,983	5,302	681	12.8	11.9	10.4
Northeast	13,715	10,687	3,028	28.3	14.8	12.1
Northwest	19,081	14,397	4,684	32.5	16.1	12.6
South Central	8,026	5,450	2,576	47.3	10.0	7.7
Southwest	26,771	18,820	7,951	42.2	13.7	11.1
West Central	17,474	13,318	4,156	31.2	14.6	12.6
Source: 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census, Summary File 3 Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) Report generated on 28MAY2002 by setup in mococollgrad