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

This number was 7 percent higher than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 677,858.

88.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Bernalillo County 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	51,699	11.1
Regular high school diploma	88,223	18.9
GED or alternative credential	19,878	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	27,414	5.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	79,711	17.1
Associate's degree	38,809	8.3
Bachelor's degree	87,599	18.8
Master's degree	49,003	10.5
Professional school degree	12,225	2.6
Doctorate degree	11,574	2.5

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