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

This number was 14.6 percent lower than the state average of 45.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 419.

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

Selma 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	57	16.4
Regular high school diploma	143	41.2
GED or alternative credential	4	1.2
Some college less than 1 year	17	4.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	20	5.8
Associate's degree	36	10.4
Bachelor's degree	21	6.1
Master's degree	49	14.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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