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

This number was 14.1 percent lower than the state average of 45.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 4,102.

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

Pipestone 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	448	16.1
Regular high school diploma	746	26.8
GED or alternative credential	121	4.3
Some college less than 1 year	148	5.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	436	15.6
Associate's degree	305	10.9
Bachelor's degree	439	15.8
Master's degree	96	3.4
Professional school degree	33	1.2
Doctorate degree	14	0.5

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