Springfield City Wire

27.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Springfield in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 24.5 percent lower than the state average of 52.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 153,677.

78.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	20,309	21.1
Regular high school diploma	24,723	25.7
GED or alternative credential	6,054	6.3
Some college, less than 1 year	6,377	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	12,196	12.7
Associate's degree	8,380	8.7
Bachelor's degree	11,290	11.7
Master's degree	5,343	5.5
Professional school degree	1,016	1.1
Doctorate degree	646	0.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.