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

This number was 15.9 percent lower than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 48,976.

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

Niagara 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	4,084	12.2
Regular high school diploma	10,523	31.5
GED or alternative credential	2,725	8.2
Some college less than 1 year	2,526	7.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	4,128	12.4
Associate's degree	3,563	10.7
Bachelor's degree	3,459	10.4
Master's degree	1,959	5.9
Professional school degree	269	0.8
Doctorate degree	140	0.4

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