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

This was 7.2 percent lower than the state average of 34.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 18,042.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,998	16.1
Regular high school diploma	3,404	27.4
GED or alternative credential	879	7.1
Some college, less than 1 year	903	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,856	15
Associate's degree	1,079	8.7
Bachelor's degree	1,347	10.9
Master's degree	543	4.4
Professional school degree	262	2.1
Doctorate degree	141	1.1

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