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

This number was the same as the state average. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 78,013.

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

Cape Girardeau County 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	4,864	9.7
Regular high school diploma	13,669	27.3
GED or alternative credential	2,241	4.5
Some college less than 1 year	3,899	7.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	7,411	14.8
Associate's degree	3,070	6.1
Bachelor's degree	9,378	18.7
Master's degree	3,957	7.9
Professional school degree	824	1.6
Doctorate degree	773	1.5

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