GTR Times

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

This number was 27.0 percent higher than the state average of 30.4 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 24,954.

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

Starkville 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	1,502	11.1
Regular high school diploma	1,780	13.2
GED or alternative credential	414	3.1
Some college less than 1 year	310	2.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,742	12.9
Associate's degree	1,046	7.7
Bachelor's degree	2,890	21.4
Master's degree	2,144	15.9
Professional school degree	454	3.4
Doctorate degree	1,220	9

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