Fayetteville Today

38 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fayetteville in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 3.9 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 211,201.

92.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10,197	7.9
Regular high school diploma	28,156	21.8
GED or alternative credential	4,196	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	8,828	6.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	28,721	22.2
Associate's degree	13,792	10.7
Bachelor's degree	23,306	18
Master's degree	8,797	6.8
Professional school degree	2,005	1.6
Doctorate degree	1,199	0.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.