Southwest Montana News

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

This number was 7.9 percent lower than the state average of 39.5 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 7,517.

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

Helena Valley Southeast 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	253	5.5
Regular high school diploma	1,209	26.2
GED or alternative credential	263	5.7
Some college less than 1 year	520	11.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	906	19.7
Associate's degree	356	7.7
Bachelor's degree	863	18.7
Master's degree	190	4.1
Professional school degree	38	0.8
Doctorate degree	8	0.2

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