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

This number was 7 percent lower than the state average of 47.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 378.

97 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Big Lake 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	3
Regular high school diploma	49	18.2
GED or alternative credential	17	6.3
Some college, less than 1 year	16	5.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	70	26
Associate's degree	30	11.2
Bachelor's degree	50	18.6
Master's degree	16	5.9
Professional school degree	11	4.1
Doctorate degree	2	0.7

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