Southeast Montana News

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

This number was 0.4 percent lower than the state average of 39.5 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 2,253.

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

Colstrip 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	18	1.2
Regular high school diploma	436	29.4
GED or alternative credential	25	1.7
Some college less than 1 year	83	5.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	341	23
Associate's degree	228	15.4
Bachelor's degree	271	18.3
Master's degree	72	4.9
Professional school degree	6	0.4
Doctorate degree	2	0.1

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