NW Missouri Times

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

This number was 7.0 percent lower than the state average of 35.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 2,157.

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

Albany 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	163	11.3
Regular high school diploma	459	31.9
GED or alternative credential	66	4.6
Some college less than 1 year	88	6.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	248	17.2
Associate's degree	82	5.7
Bachelor's degree	230	16
Master's degree	86	6
Professional school degree	3	0.2
Doctorate degree	16	1.1

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