SE Missouri News

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

This was 23.1 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,136.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	456	17.2
Regular high school diploma	1,117	42.1
GED or alternative credential	272	10.3
Some college, less than 1 year	259	9.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	153	5.8
Associate's degree	200	7.5
Bachelor's degree	120	4.5
Master's degree	74	2.8
Professional school degree	2	less than 0.1
Doctorate degree	0	0

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