St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

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

This was 13.2 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,695.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	746	18.8
Regular high school diploma	845	21.3
GED or alternative credential	196	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	498	12.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	642	16.2
Associate's degree	619	15.6
Bachelor's degree	354	8.9
Master's degree	64	1.6
Professional school degree	11	0.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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