Springfield City Wire

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

This number was 18.3 percent lower than the state average of 49.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 40,362.

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

Holyoke 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	5,644	21
Regular high school diploma	6,514	24.2
GED or alternative credential	1,341	5
Some college less than 1 year	1,883	7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	3,021	11.2
Associate's degree	1,982	7.4
Bachelor's degree	3,965	14.8
Master's degree	1,967	7.3
Professional school degree	332	1.2
Doctorate degree	226	0.8

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