Central OC Times

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

This was 20.9 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 332,610.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	81,949	38.7
Regular high school diploma	42,354	20
GED or alternative credential	5,471	2.6
Some college, less than 1 year	11,152	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	24,888	11.7
Associate's degree	10,528	5
Bachelor's degree	26,076	12.3
Master's degree	7,036	3.3
Professional school degree	1,728	0.8
Doctorate degree	775	0.4

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