Southwest Montana News

31.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Philipsburg in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 9.4 percent lower than the state average of 41.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 768.

88.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Philipsburg residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	60	11.1
Regular high school diploma	162	30.1
GED or alternative credential	39	7.2
Some college, less than 1 year	4	0.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	102	18.9
Associate's degree	45	8.3
Bachelor's degree	82	15.2
Master's degree	39	7.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	6	1.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.