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

This number was 6.5 percent lower than the state average of 40.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 22,834.

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

Columbus 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	1,879	12.7
Regular high school diploma	3,894	26.3
GED or alternative credential	589	4
Some college less than 1 year	1,477	10
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,896	12.8
Associate's degree	1,833	12.4
Bachelor's degree	2,278	15.4
Master's degree	692	4.7
Professional school degree	178	1.2
Doctorate degree	92	0.6

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