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41.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in De Soto in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 0.3 percent lower than the state average of 42.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 6,254.

86.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many De Soto residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	557	13.7
Regular high school diploma	650	15.9
GED or alternative credential	117	2.9
Some college, less than 1 year	299	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	749	18.4
Associate's degree	261	6.4
Bachelor's degree	984	24.1
Master's degree	339	8.3
Professional school degree	88	2.2
Doctorate degree	32	0.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.