Eagle Valley Times

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

This number was 28.8 percent higher than the state average of 31.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 54,219.

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

Carson 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	-28632	less than 0.1
Regular high school diploma	8,984	23.2
GED or alternative credential	2,147	5.6
Some college less than 1 year	3,710	9.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	7,095	18.4
Associate's degree	3,372	8.7
Bachelor's degree	5,006	12.9
Master's degree	2,195	5.7
Professional school degree	707	1.8
Doctorate degree	432	1.1

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