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

This number was 16.8 percent higher than the state average of 40.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 9,445.

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

Mission 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	336	4.9
Regular high school diploma	812	11.8
GED or alternative credential	217	3.2
Some college less than 1 year	391	5.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,173	17.1
Associate's degree	458	6.7
Bachelor's degree	2,249	32.7
Master's degree	1,050	15.3
Professional school degree	164	2.4
Doctorate degree	29	0.4

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