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

This number was 14.0 percent higher than the state average of 44.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,007.

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

Ruston 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	32	4.5
Regular high school diploma	116	16.2
GED or alternative credential	15	2.1
Some college less than 1 year	44	6.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	91	12.7
Associate's degree	69	9.7
Bachelor's degree	167	23.4
Master's degree	113	15.8
Professional school degree	41	5.7
Doctorate degree	26	3.6

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