Albany Standard

29.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Albany in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 10.8 percent lower than the state average of 40.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 72,634.

83.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	7,565	16.4
Regular high school diploma	11,325	24.6
GED or alternative credential	2,378	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	3,524	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	7,711	16.8
Associate's degree	3,948	8.6
Bachelor's degree	5,590	12.1
Master's degree	2,617	5.7
Professional school degree	794	1.7
Doctorate degree	576	1.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.