Buffalo Ledger

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

This number was 8 percent lower than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 257,518.

83.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Buffalo 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	26,893	16.1
Regular high school diploma	36,123	21.6
GED or alternative credential	9,539	5.7
Some college, less than 1 year	8,330	5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	25,240	15.1
Associate's degree	16,655	10
Bachelor's degree	25,477	15.2
Master's degree	13,666	8.2
Professional school degree	3,195	1.9
Doctorate degree	2,227	1.3

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