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58.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Santa Clara County in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 17.2 percent higher than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 1,922,200.

88.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Santa Clara County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	157,687	11.9
Regular high school diploma	170,023	12.8
GED or alternative credential	21,672	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	52,154	3.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	151,131	11.4
Associate's degree	91,636	6.9
Bachelor's degree	361,683	27.3
Master's degree	231,988	17.5
Professional school degree	36,454	2.8
Doctorate degree	49,373	3.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.