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40.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Big Lake in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 8 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 11,085.

95.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	299	4.5
Regular high school diploma	1,609	24.5
GED or alternative credential	369	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	546	8.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,095	16.7
Associate's degree	848	12.9
Bachelor's degree	1,451	22.1
Master's degree	318	4.8
Professional school degree	39	0.6
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.