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

This number was 5.4 percent higher than the state average of 45.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 41,801.

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

Moorhead 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	1,206	5
Regular high school diploma	4,904	20.5
GED or alternative credential	616	2.6
Some college less than 1 year	1,852	7.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	3,062	12.8
Associate's degree	3,312	13.9
Bachelor's degree	6,444	27
Master's degree	1,919	8
Professional school degree	144	0.6
Doctorate degree	435	1.8

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