South West Illinois News

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

This number was 11.6 percent higher than the state average of 42 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 10,503.

95.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Columbia 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	307	4.1
Regular high school diploma	1,384	18.6
GED or alternative credential	124	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	576	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,069	14.3
Associate's degree	687	9.2
Bachelor's degree	2,122	28.5
Master's degree	817	11
Professional school degree	195	2.6
Doctorate degree	176	2.4

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