17.5 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Wyandanch

By Suffolk Reporter

Apr 5, 2022

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

This was 28.8 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 11,632.

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

Degree distribution in Wyandanch for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,489	32.5
Regular high school diploma	2,396	31.3
GED or alternative credential	434	5.7
Some college, less than 1 year	244	3.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	750	9.8
Associate's degree	277	3.6
Bachelor's degree	767	10
Master's degree	175	2.3
Professional school degree	99	1.3
Doctorate degree	19	0.2

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

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