56.2 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Traverse

By Metric Media News Service

Mar 31, 2020

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

This number was 18.9 percent higher than the state average of 37.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 15,550.

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

Traverse residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree distribution in Traverse for 2017*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	430	3.9
Regular high school diploma	1,826	16.4
GED or alternative credential	249	2.2
Some college less than 1 year	796	7.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,586	14.2
Associate's degree	1,260	11.3
Bachelor's degree	2,930	26.3
Master's degree	1,565	14
Professional school degree	280	2.5
Doctorate degree	225	2