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

This number was 2.3 percent higher than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 41,076.

90.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many La Quinta city 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	2,784	9.3
Regular high school diploma	5,375	17.9
GED or alternative credential	673	2.2
Some college, less than 1 year	2,539	8.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,427	18.1
Associate's degree	2,365	7.9
Bachelor's degree	6,826	22.7
Master's degree	2,457	8.2
Professional school degree	1,214	4
Doctorate degree	376	1.3

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