Akron Reporter

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

This number was 7.1 percent lower than the state average of 36.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 198,051.

87 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Akron 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	17,324	13
Regular high school diploma	40,157	30.1
GED or alternative credential	5,569	4.2
Some college, less than 1 year	9,349	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	21,277	15.9
Associate's degree	11,407	8.5
Bachelor's degree	18,368	13.8
Master's degree	7,136	5.3
Professional school degree	1,947	1.5
Doctorate degree	969	0.7

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