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 distribution in Suffolk County for 2018*
| 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 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Great River• Village of Nissequogue• Stony Brook• Riverhead Town• Brentwood• Eastport• East Hampton North• Copiague• East Shoreham• Farmingville• Wyandanch• Village of Head of the Harbor• Nesconset• Tuckahoe• Holbrook• Selden• Bay Shore• North Bellport• Gordon Heights• Islip• Village of Huntington Bay• Village of Bellport• Village of Brightwaters• St. James• East Quogue• Montauk• Melville• Centerport• Village of Old Field• Town of Shelter Island• Medford• Port Jefferson Station• Noyack• South Huntington• Village of Belle Terre• Village of North Haven• Village of Northport• Mattituck• Village of Sag Harbor• Manorville• Westhampton• Bohemia• Hauppauge• Smithtown• Terryville• Islip Terrace• Wainscott• Southold• Halesite• Village of West Hampton Dunes• North Patchogue• Coram• Calverton• Napeague• East Farmingdale• Shirley• Baiting Hollow• Holtsville• North Babylon• North Lindenhurst• Oak Beach-Captree• Village of Poquott• Village of Islandia• Village of Port Jefferson• Village of Asharoken• Rocky Point• Eatons Neck• Riverhead• Shinnecock Hills• Setauket-East Setauket• Village of Babylon• Blue Point• North Great River• Bridgehampton• Village of Amityville• Village of Ocean Beach• Fishers Island• Huntington Station• Gilgo• East Islip• Huntington• Northville• Center Moriches• Middle Island• Ridge• Shelter Island• Dix Hills• Riverside• North Amityville• Village of Lloyd Harbor• East Marion• Village of Patchogue• Fire Island• Village of Shoreham• Brookhaven• Ronkonkoma• West Bay Shore• Baywood• Greenport West• Wading River• Commack• Village of Mastic Beach• Village of Quogue• West Hills• Miller Place• Fort Salonga• Central Islip• Amagansett• Aquebogue• New Suffolk• Water Mill• Village of Westhampton Beach• East Northport• Village of Lindenhurst• East Moriches• Elwood• North Sea• North Bay Shore• Deer Park• Orient• East Patchogue• Oakdale• Town of Southold• Cutchogue• West Babylon• Springs• Wheatley Heights• Kings Park• Northwest Harbor• Quiogue• Village Of Saltaire• Village Of Lake Grove• Peconic• Northampton• West Islip• Greenlawn• Lake Ronkonkoma• Hampton Bays• Cold Spring Harbor• Village Of Sagaponack• Sound Beach• West Sayville• Moriches• Shelter Island Heights• Flanders• Stony Brook University Cdp• Mount Sinai• Village Of Of The Branch• Sayville• Village Of Dering Harbor• Remsenburg-Speonk• Mastic• Jamesport• Yaphank• Centereach• Laurel• Bayport
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