Central Montana Times

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

This number was 2.9 percent lower than the state average of 39.5 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 59,144.

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

Great Falls 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	3,363	8.3
Regular high school diploma	10,464	25.8
GED or alternative credential	1,955	4.8
Some college less than 1 year	3,112	7.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	6,808	16.8
Associate's degree	3,830	9.4
Bachelor's degree	7,278	17.9
Master's degree	2,994	7.4
Professional school degree	636	1.6
Doctorate degree	117	0.3

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