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38.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pittsburg in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 3.5 percent lower than the state average of 42.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 20,171.

90.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Pittsburg residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,002	9.6
Regular high school diploma	2,492	23.9
GED or alternative credential	436	4.2
Some college, less than 1 year	834	8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,627	15.6
Associate's degree	771	7.4
Bachelor's degree	1,930	18.5
Master's degree	976	9.4
Professional school degree	177	1.7
Doctorate degree	170	1.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.