Reno Reporter

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

This number was 7.8 percent higher than the state average of 31.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 239,732.

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

Reno 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	20,951	13
Regular high school diploma	29,656	18.4
GED or alternative credential	6,804	4.2
Some college less than 1 year	11,791	7.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	28,092	17.4
Associate's degree	12,229	7.6
Bachelor's degree	32,226	20
Master's degree	12,667	7.9
Professional school degree	3,520	2.2
Doctorate degree	3,082	1.9

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