East New Mexico News

27.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Roswell in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 9.2 percent lower than the state average of 37 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 47,751.

79 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	6,316	21
Regular high school diploma	5,879	19.6
GED or alternative credential	1,948	6.5
Some college, less than 1 year	2,278	7.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,273	17.6
Associate's degree	2,753	9.2
Bachelor's degree	3,659	12.2
Master's degree	1,353	4.5
Professional school degree	318	1.1
Doctorate degree	251	0.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.