New River Valley Times

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

This was 26.4 percent higher than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 44,395.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	407	2.6
Regular high school diploma	1,407	8.8
GED or alternative credential	409	2.6
Some college, less than 1 year	657	4.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,306	8.2
Associate's degree	565	3.5
Bachelor's degree	4,375	27.4
Master's degree	3,701	23.2
Professional school degree	662	4.1
Doctorate degree	2,463	15.4

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