Baton Rouge Reporter

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

This number was 10.5 percent higher than the state average of 29.7 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 444,094.

90.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many East Baton Rouge Parish 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	27,246	9.7
Regular high school diploma	67,747	24.2
GED or alternative credential	8,702	3.1
Some college, less than 1 year	14,785	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	48,621	17.4
Associate's degree	15,599	5.6
Bachelor's degree	60,661	21.7
Master's degree	23,425	8.4
Professional school degree	7,166	2.6
Doctorate degree	5,645	2

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