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

This number was 0.3 percent lower than the state average of 46.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 33,783.

94.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Nicollet 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	1,268	5.8
Regular high school diploma	5,400	24.5
GED or alternative credential	473	2.1
Some college, less than 1 year	1,454	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,190	14.5
Associate's degree	3,049	13.9
Bachelor's degree	4,784	21.7
Master's degree	1,494	6.8
Professional school degree	383	1.7
Doctorate degree	514	2.3

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