Detroit City Wire

22.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Detroit in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 15.8 percent lower than the state average of 38.6 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 674,841.

81 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Detroit residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	82,760	19
Regular high school diploma	112,894	25.9
GED or alternative credential	29,426	6.7
Some college, less than 1 year	26,005	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	86,082	19.7
Associate's degree	32,579	7.5
Bachelor's degree	39,567	9.1
Master's degree	20,550	4.7
Professional school degree	4,040	0.9
Doctorate degree	2,624	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.