Springfield City Wire

27 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Springfield in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 22.8 percent lower than the state average of 49.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 154,613.

77.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Springfield residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	21,581	22.8
Regular high school diploma	23,479	24.8
GED or alternative credential	6,142	6.5
Some college less than 1 year	5,615	5.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	12,304	13
Associate's degree	8,305	8.8
Bachelor's degree	10,295	10.9
Master's degree	5,398	5.7
Professional school degree	900	1
Doctorate degree	658	0.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.