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37.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Salem in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 6.7 percent lower than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 713.

92.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Salem residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	38	7.3
Regular high school diploma	142	27.3
GED or alternative credential	39	7.5
Some college less than 1 year	46	8.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	61	11.7
Associate's degree	51	9.8
Bachelor's degree	68	13.1
Master's degree	62	11.9
Professional school degree	4	0.8
Doctorate degree	9	1.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.