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43.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Springfield in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 1.1 percent higher than the state average of 42 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 116,459.

91 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 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	7,176	9
Regular high school diploma	18,241	22.8
GED or alternative credential	2,949	3.7
Some college, less than 1 year	6,290	7.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	10,948	13.7
Associate's degree	5,830	7.3
Bachelor's degree	17,391	21.7
Master's degree	7,776	9.7
Professional school degree	2,605	3.3
Doctorate degree	908	1.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.