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20.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Welcome in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 26 percent lower than the state average of 46.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 714.

89.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Welcome residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	52	10.4
Regular high school diploma	183	36.7
GED or alternative credential	20	4
Some college, less than 1 year	50	10
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	90	18
Associate's degree	48	9.6
Bachelor's degree	49	9.8
Master's degree	2	0.4
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	5	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.