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

This number was 32.2 percent higher than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 38,212.

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

Lake Oswego 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	422	1.5
Regular high school diploma	2,067	7.4
GED or alternative credential	193	0.7
Some college less than 1 year	1,114	4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	3,706	13.3
Associate's degree	1,297	4.7
Bachelor's degree	11,308	40.6
Master's degree	4,779	17.2
Professional school degree	2,205	7.9
Doctorate degree	773	2.8

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