UP Gazette

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

This number was 3.6 percent lower than the state average of 37.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 13,798.

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

Sault Ste. Marie 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	800	9.5
Regular high school diploma	1,990	23.8
GED or alternative credential	661	7.9
Some college less than 1 year	496	5.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,604	19.1
Associate's degree	700	8.4
Bachelor's degree	1,504	18
Master's degree	379	4.5
Professional school degree	106	1.3
Doctorate degree	137	1.6

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