NE Kansas City News

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

This number was 6.7 percent lower than the state average of 36.5 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 4,628.

89.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Higginsville 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	304	10.3
Regular high school diploma	956	32.5
GED or alternative credential	165	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	187	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	453	15.4
Associate's degree	162	5.5
Bachelor's degree	515	17.5
Master's degree	173	5.9
Professional school degree	14	0.5
Doctorate degree	14	0.5

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