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

This number was 7.5 percent lower than the state average of 40.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 8,581.

92.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Mount Pleasant 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	459	7.9
Regular high school diploma	1,622	27.8
GED or alternative credential	548	9.4
Some college, less than 1 year	370	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	934	16
Associate's degree	733	12.6
Bachelor's degree	872	14.9
Master's degree	255	4.4
Professional school degree	19	0.3
Doctorate degree	21	0.4

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