Fredericksburg Leader

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

This number was 51.4 percent higher than the state average of 45.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 28,135.

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

Fredericksburg 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	-13812	less than 0.1
Regular high school diploma	3,368	20.1
GED or alternative credential	464	2.8
Some college less than 1 year	1,038	6.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	2,331	13.9
Associate's degree	888	5.3
Bachelor's degree	4,053	24.2
Master's degree	2,275	13.6
Professional school degree	467	2.8
Doctorate degree	389	2.3

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