Branson Times

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

This number was 11.5 percent lower than the state average of 35.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 625.

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

Branson West 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	72	16.1
Regular high school diploma	165	36.9
GED or alternative credential	20	4.5
Some college less than 1 year	18	4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	63	14.1
Associate's degree	27	6
Bachelor's degree	56	12.5
Master's degree	24	5.4
Professional school degree	2	0.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

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