New River Valley Times

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

This was 1.6 percent higher than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 22,482.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,111	6.8
Regular high school diploma	2,752	16.8
GED or alternative credential	836	5.1
Some college, less than 1 year	1,158	7.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,506	15.3
Associate's degree	1,424	8.7
Bachelor's degree	3,528	21.5
Master's degree	2,171	13.2
Professional school degree	367	2.2
Doctorate degree	559	3.4

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