Waterloo Times

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

This number was 6.8 percent lower than the state average of 40.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 67,912.

88.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Waterloo 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	5,275	11.6
Regular high school diploma	12,949	28.5
GED or alternative credential	2,347	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	3,064	6.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	6,651	14.7
Associate's degree	4,484	9.9
Bachelor's degree	7,428	16.4
Master's degree	2,257	5
Professional school degree	567	1.2
Doctorate degree	364	0.8

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