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14.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Madera city in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 27.1 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 64,833.

58.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Madera city residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	14,979	41.9
Regular high school diploma	6,743	18.9
GED or alternative credential	992	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	2,153	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,639	15.8
Associate's degree	1,865	5.2
Bachelor's degree	2,466	6.9
Master's degree	747	2.1
Professional school degree	121	0.3
Doctorate degree	48	0.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.