River Valley Today

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

This number was 1.9 percent lower than the state average of 40.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 16,374.

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

Waterville 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	933	8.7
Regular high school diploma	2,933	27.3
GED or alternative credential	625	5.8
Some college less than 1 year	741	6.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,381	12.9
Associate's degree	1,092	10.2
Bachelor's degree	1,407	13.1
Master's degree	1,056	9.8
Professional school degree	154	1.4
Doctorate degree	414	3.9

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