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

This number was 11.1 percent lower than the state average of 45.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 7,457.

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

Waite Park 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	762	17.5
Regular high school diploma	1,054	24.2
GED or alternative credential	177	4.1
Some college less than 1 year	253	5.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	595	13.7
Associate's degree	549	12.6
Bachelor's degree	618	14.2
Master's degree	167	3.8
Professional school degree	81	1.9
Doctorate degree	100	2.3

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