Springfield Standard

36.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Springfield in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 1.2 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 167,601.

91.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	9,380	8.9
Regular high school diploma	24,611	23.2
GED or alternative credential	6,027	5.7
Some college, less than 1 year	9,889	9.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	17,078	16.1
Associate's degree	8,516	8
Bachelor's degree	18,476	17.4
Master's degree	8,545	8.1
Professional school degree	2,041	1.9
Doctorate degree	1,375	1.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.