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49.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lincoln in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 7.9 percent higher than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 280,849.

93.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Lincoln residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	11,791	6.8
Regular high school diploma	30,748	17.8
GED or alternative credential	6,812	3.9
Some college, less than 1 year	12,127	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	25,276	14.7
Associate's degree	18,726	10.9
Bachelor's degree	42,740	24.8
Master's degree	15,909	9.2
Professional school degree	3,841	2.2
Doctorate degree	4,496	2.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.