Scranton Reporter

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

This number was 9.4 percent lower than the state average of 38.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 76,624.

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

Scranton 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	7,487	15
Regular high school diploma	17,052	34.1
GED or alternative credential	2,247	4.5
Some college less than 1 year	2,685	5.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	6,124	12.2
Associate's degree	3,382	6.8
Bachelor's degree	7,397	14.8
Master's degree	2,660	5.3
Professional school degree	517	1
Doctorate degree	469	0.9

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