Myrtle Beach Leader

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

This number was 0.6 percent lower than the state average of 36.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 30,760.

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

Myrtle Beach 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	3,008	13.3
Regular high school diploma	5,679	25.1
GED or alternative credential	829	3.7
Some college less than 1 year	1,367	6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	3,675	16.2
Associate's degree	1,931	8.5
Bachelor's degree	4,060	17.9
Master's degree	1,390	6.1
Professional school degree	446	2
Doctorate degree	247	1.1

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