UP Gazette

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

This number was 2.0 percent lower than the state average of 37.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 12,364.

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

Escanaba 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	772	8.7
Regular high school diploma	2,264	25.6
GED or alternative credential	325	3.7
Some college less than 1 year	853	9.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,506	17
Associate's degree	1,351	15.3
Bachelor's degree	1,203	13.6
Master's degree	379	4.3
Professional school degree	131	1.5
Doctorate degree	59	0.7

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