Providence Reporter

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

This number was 6.0 percent lower than the state average of 41.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 179,509.

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

Providence 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	23,780	22.2
Regular high school diploma	24,691	23.1
GED or alternative credential	4,167	3.9
Some college less than 1 year	3,873	3.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	12,836	12
Associate's degree	5,480	5.1
Bachelor's degree	17,387	16.2
Master's degree	8,769	8.2
Professional school degree	2,984	2.8
Doctorate degree	3,139	2.9

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