Central Virginia Times

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

This number was 11.2 percent higher than the state average of 45.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 47,042.

90.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Charlottesville 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	2,728	9.1
Regular high school diploma	4,562	15.1
GED or alternative credential	1,060	3.5
Some college, less than 1 year	1,398	4.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,220	10.7
Associate's degree	1,310	4.3
Bachelor's degree	7,638	25.4
Master's degree	4,585	15.2
Professional school degree	1,773	5.9
Doctorate degree	1,851	6.1

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