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

This number was 31.2 percent higher than the state average of 45.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 25,521.

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

Salem 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	-13727	less than 0.1
Regular high school diploma	4,487	26.1
GED or alternative credential	914	5.3
Some college less than 1 year	1,367	8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	2,134	12.4
Associate's degree	1,785	10.4
Bachelor's degree	2,995	17.4
Master's degree	1,442	8.4
Professional school degree	148	0.9
Doctorate degree	179	1

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