Suffolk Reporter

44.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Suffolk County in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 0.3 percent higher than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 1,487,901.

90.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Suffolk County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	98,607	9.6
Regular high school diploma	259,176	25.2
GED or alternative credential	28,362	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	58,866	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	121,948	11.9
Associate's degree	95,513	9.3
Bachelor's degree	200,412	19.5
Master's degree	123,542	12
Professional school degree	27,310	2.7
Doctorate degree	15,084	1.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.