Suffolk Reporter

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

This number was 21.1 percent lower than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 33,253.

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

Central Islip 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	5,489	25.7
Regular high school diploma	6,097	28.6
GED or alternative credential	1,006	4.7
Some college less than 1 year	1,243	5.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	2,619	12.3
Associate's degree	1,511	7.1
Bachelor's degree	2,158	10.1
Master's degree	904	4.2
Professional school degree	254	1.2
Doctorate degree	66	0.3

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