43.9 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Port Jefferson Station

By Suffolk Reporter

May 22, 2022

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

This was 2.4 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,516.

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

Degree distribution in Port Jefferson Station for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	533	10
Regular high school diploma	1,395	26.2
GED or alternative credential	133	2.5
Some college, less than 1 year	204	3.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	726	13.6
Associate's degree	452	8.5
Bachelor's degree	900	16.9
Master's degree	696	13.1
Professional school degree	223	4.2
Doctorate degree	67	1.3

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

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