Utah Valley Times

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

This number was 9.9 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 19,842.

89.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Payson 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	1,066	10.2
Regular high school diploma	2,113	20.2
GED or alternative credential	416	4
Some college, less than 1 year	1,087	10.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,242	21.4
Associate's degree	1,146	11
Bachelor's degree	1,845	17.7
Master's degree	439	4.2
Professional school degree	42	0.4
Doctorate degree	57	0.5

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