Columbia Standard

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

This number was 12.8 percent higher than the state average of 37.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 133,273.

89.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Columbia 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	8,103	10.6
Regular high school diploma	12,237	16
GED or alternative credential	3,110	4.1
Some college, less than 1 year	3,437	4.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	10,748	14.1
Associate's degree	5,269	6.9
Bachelor's degree	18,622	24.4
Master's degree	9,775	12.8
Professional school degree	3,014	3.9
Doctorate degree	2,082	2.7

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