ABQ Times

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

This was 8.3 percent higher than the state average of 37 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 560,447.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	35,175	9.1
Regular high school diploma	70,478	18.2
GED or alternative credential	15,766	4.1
Some college, less than 1 year	23,314	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	66,867	17.3
Associate's degree	33,991	8.8
Bachelor's degree	78,895	20.4
Master's degree	42,078	10.9
Professional school degree	10,566	2.7
Doctorate degree	9,397	2.4

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