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

This number was 15.8 percent lower than the state average of 36.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 747.

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

Scranton 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	114	19.8
Regular high school diploma	221	38.4
GED or alternative credential	26	4.5
Some college less than 1 year	27	4.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	70	12.2
Associate's degree	84	14.6
Bachelor's degree	18	3.1
Master's degree	13	2.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	3	0.5

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