Omaha City Wire

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

This number was 2.8 percent higher than the state average of 42.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 475,862.

89.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Omaha 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	32,456	10.5
Regular high school diploma	58,655	18.9
GED or alternative credential	10,487	3.4
Some college, less than 1 year	19,728	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	48,230	15.5
Associate's degree	23,765	7.7
Bachelor's degree	75,487	24.3
Master's degree	27,605	8.9
Professional school degree	8,978	2.9
Doctorate degree	4,779	1.5

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