Utah Valley Times

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

This number was 3.9 percent higher than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 8,099.

96.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Salem 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	135	3.2
Regular high school diploma	792	19.1
GED or alternative credential	66	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	371	8.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	813	19.6
Associate's degree	465	11.2
Bachelor's degree	1,133	27.3
Master's degree	332	8
Professional school degree	39	0.9
Doctorate degree	10	0.2

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