NYC Gazette

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

This number was 2.1 percent lower than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 178,665.

90.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Ulster 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	12,059	9.3
Regular high school diploma	31,829	24.4
GED or alternative credential	6,881	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	7,599	5.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	15,581	12
Associate's degree	13,994	10.7
Bachelor's degree	22,618	17.4
Master's degree	14,734	11.3
Professional school degree	2,796	2.1
Doctorate degree	2,099	1.6

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