Suffolk Reporter

45.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Suffolk County in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 0.5 percent higher than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,483,832.

90.6 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	97,090	9.4
Regular high school diploma	254,707	24.7
GED or alternative credential	27,215	2.6
Some college, less than 1 year	60,947	5.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	118,657	11.5
Associate's degree	97,561	9.5
Bachelor's degree	203,594	19.8
Master's degree	127,190	12.3
Professional school degree	29,297	2.8
Doctorate degree	14,584	1.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.