Suffolk Reporter

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

This number was 20.3 percent lower than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 14,850.

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

Mastic Beach 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	1,042	10.9
Regular high school diploma	3,840	40
GED or alternative credential	698	7.3
Some college less than 1 year	511	5.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,232	12.8
Associate's degree	722	7.5
Bachelor's degree	970	10.1
Master's degree	447	4.7
Professional school degree	83	0.9
Doctorate degree	57	0.6

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