Educational Attainment
Educational Attainment, Population 25+, 2021
Maricopa’s residents have a very high level of educational attainment. In all, nearly 40 percent hold a college degree: 11.4 percent with an AA degree; 16.5 percent with a bachelor’s degree and 8.8% with a graduate/professional degree. An additional 27.8 percent of Maricopans have had some college.
Level of Education |
Percent of Total |
Graduate or Professional Degree | 8.8% |
Bachelor’s Degree | 16.5% |
Associate’s Degree | 11.4% |
Some College, No Degree | 27.8% |
GED / Alternative Degree | 4.1% |
High School Graduate | 23.6% |
9th – 12th Grade, No Diploma | 4.9% |
Less than 9th Grade | 2.9% |
(Source: ESRI, Estimates July 2021)

%
Associate’s Degree
(ESRI, Estimates July 2021)

%
Bachelor’s Degree
(ESRI, Estimates July 2021)

%
Graduate or Professional Degree
(ESRI, Estimates July 2021)

%
Some College,
No Degree
(ESRI, Estimates July 2021)