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

This number was 9.8 percent higher than the state average of 40.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 3,743.

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

Waverly 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	59	2.7
Regular high school diploma	492	22.8
GED or alternative credential	14	0.6
Some college less than 1 year	164	7.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	336	15.6
Associate's degree	308	14.3
Bachelor's degree	594	27.5
Master's degree	170	7.9
Professional school degree	15	0.7
Doctorate degree	5	0.2

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