Fargo Standard

54 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fargo in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10.8 percent higher than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 120,209.

93.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Fargo residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4,487	6.1
Regular high school diploma	12,624	17
GED or alternative credential	2,252	3
Some college, less than 1 year	3,922	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	10,804	14.6
Associate's degree	10,734	14.5
Bachelor's degree	20,621	27.8
Master's degree	5,652	7.6
Professional school degree	1,598	2.2
Doctorate degree	1,413	1.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.